Feb 26, 2019 | Distribution Automation, Electric utilities
When it comes to distribution automation (DA), pulling together a comprehensive solution is like doing a jigsaw puzzle when you haven’t got all the pieces or a box-top picture to guide you. Sure, you can do it, but you’re going to see plenty of holes, and it won’t...
Feb 18, 2019 | AclaraONE, Electric utilities, Fault detection and location, Power Line Communications
The dispersed population of most cooperatives presents unique challenges in servicing members. One of the most pressing is detecting and responding to outages in an efficient and timely manner. Recently Rural Electric Magazine, the publication of the National Rural...
Feb 11, 2019 | Consumer Engagement, Distribution Automation, Electric utilities
We spent last week in New Orleans at the #DistribuTECH2019 conference in New Orleans (and yes, the Saints were robbed). Between meetings with attendees and rounds of Cajun food, our team took the pulse of the industry. Here are 4 of our takeaways. DON’T MISS OUT ON ...
Jan 23, 2019 | Electric utilities, Power quality
Each year as the Super Bowl approaches, the conversations around power quality begin to peak. Well, maybe not every watercooler conversation goes along the line of power quality, but if you watched Super Bowl XLVII in February 2013, when the Baltimore Ravens and San...
Jan 8, 2019 | Distribution Automation, Electric utilities, Renewable energy
Chances are, you already know you should eat at least three cups of vegetables and a couple of cups of fruit each day, but do you? Probably not. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control found that only one in 10 adults met the federal fruit or vegetable recommendations in...
Jan 3, 2019 | Aclara News, AMI deployments, Data analytics, Electric utilities, Grid monitoring, Managed Services, Renewable energy
The New Year’s holiday is a time for resolutions, growth, and anticipation. It is the time of the year for not only reflecting, but also looking to the future. Let’s look at 4 trends we believe will propel utilities in 2019. Let’s take a closer look at...
