Case Study: FortisAlberta achieves lightning-fast 270 GB analytics (6 hours → 6 minutes) with SAP HANA

Experiencing the "Wow" Moment As SAP HANA Analyzes Gigabyte-Size Data in Seconds

FortisAlberta, a Calgary-based utility that distributes electricity to 530,000 customers across 250,000 square miles of Alberta, needed to modernize its analytics and calculation processes to maintain safety, reliability, and customer satisfaction as the industry evolved. The company faced slow, error-prone settlements and reliance on spreadsheets while needing to analyze growing volumes of meter and transactional data measured in hundreds of gigabytes.

FortisAlberta implemented SAP HANA for in-memory analytics and SAP Fiori/SAPUI5 for a modern user experience, enabling real-time analysis and eliminating spreadsheet-based workflows. The change cut a 6‑hour report on 270 GB of data down to about 6 minutes, saved 4–5 hours per day on analysis, improved settlement accuracy and data validation, and delivered greater transparency and a better user experience.

FortisAlberta

Tanya Tetzlaff

Manager, IT Revenue Applications