Oct 19, 2020 | Electric utilities, Featured, Grid monitoring
Historically, electric utilities send linemen to the field to gain situational awareness by visibly inspecting wires to detect circuit anomalies. In many cases, linemen on these truck rolls find no significant problems before returning to the utility. This is...
Sep 29, 2020 | AMI deployments, Featured, Smart metering
Sometimes, the key to the success of an advanced metering infrastructure project is not the technology, but project management and implementation. The way an implementation is conducted can make all the difference in the world in terms of meeting success factors of...
Sep 16, 2020 | Electric utilities, Featured, Grid monitoring
Every fire season brings new horrors and hardships for people living in dry or drought-prone areas. The summer of 2020, for example, bought apocalyptic fires raging in Oregon and California.
Sep 7, 2020 | AMI deployments, Distribution Automation, Electric utilities, Featured, Renewable energy
Our century-old distribution system has aged remarkably well, but the centralized, top-down power system with electricity flowing in one direction is now outdated. A 2015 Department of Energy (DOE) report noted that 70% of power transformers were 25 years of age or...
Aug 25, 2020 | Electric utilities, Featured, Gas utilities, Water utilities
When COVID-19 novel coronavirus put a hard stop to most in-person tradeshows and conferences this year, organizers quickly retooled many events as virtual. Whether this change is long-standing or just a blip in event-planning history, only time will tell. While...
Aug 11, 2020 | Distribution Automation, Electric utilities, Featured
We often take it for granted that when we flick a switch or push a button, the lights will automatically turn on, phones will recharge and computers will power up. We also expect a continuous and reliable delivery of electricity to our homes and businesses. For...
