# How AES uses H2O.ai

**$1M**: “saving roughly $1M a year”

As published on [h2o.ai](https://h2o.ai/case-studies/aes-h2o). Captured by usedby on 2026-10-17.

- Company: [AES](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/aes.md)
- Tool: [H2O.ai](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/h2o-ai.md)
- Industry: [Energy, Utilities & Cleantech](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/industry/energy-utilities-cleantech.md)

## What the story says

AES uses H2O AI Cloud to build and deploy machine learning models for predictive maintenance, including wind turbine failure prediction and smart-meter analysis. It monitors models with H2O MLOps, serves them to business users through H2O Wave apps, and reuses features via the H2O AI Feature Store.

Summary written by usedby from the source page, in English. The figures are those of H2O.ai and AES, not ours.

> The predictive maintenance program cut the cost of crane-assisted repairs by two-thirds, from about $100k to $30k each, and delivered millions of dollars in savings. A smart-meter project eliminated 3,000 non-essential technician trips, saving roughly $1M a year.

- **3,000**: “A smart-meter project eliminated 3,000 non-essential technician trips, saving roughly $1M a year.”
- **10%**: “Reliability improved too, with a 10% reduction in Customer Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI).”
- **35**: “AES now runs 35 production models for wind turbine failure prediction alone, all exceeding 90% accuracy, and more than 150 models in production supporting 85 AI use cases across the organization.”

> We didn't have a single data scientist on payroll when we started our AI transformation. We started with a few high value use cases, built a team, and found a platform to accelerate our results.
>
> Sean Otto, Director and Head of AI at AES

Source: [h2o.ai](https://h2o.ai/case-studies/aes-h2o), captured 2026-10-17.

## What usedby checked

We compared the story with its live page on 2026-10-17.

- Checked: the figure $1M is printed word for word on the page, near the name of AES.
- Checked: the passage quoted above is copied word for word from the page, near the name of AES.
- Checked: AES uses H2O.ai. Confirmed line. Latest check across sources: 2026-10-17.
- Not checked: the result itself. We quote it; we did not measure it.

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Source: https://www.usedby.ai/case-studies/aes-h2o-ai · How we check: https://www.usedby.ai/methodology