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Hurricane Havoc: How Resilient AMI Systems Help Water Utilities Beat It

Hurricane Havoc: How Resilient AMI Systems Help Water Utilities Beat It

Hurricane season rolls around each year, and headlines shout the number of people without power....

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How to Modernize Your Distribution Network without Breaking a Sweat, or the Bank? Ask DTE Energy

How to Modernize Your Distribution Network without Breaking a Sweat, or the Bank? Ask DTE Energy

We often take it for granted that when we flick a switch or push a button, the lights will...

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5 Reasons RF Communications Networks Help Rural Electric Co-ops

5 Reasons RF Communications Networks Help Rural Electric Co-ops

Implementing advanced metering infrastructure using wireless RF-based networks poses special...

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How Do Combo Utilities Gain Value from AMI? Ask Dothan Utilities

How Do Combo Utilities Gain Value from AMI? Ask Dothan Utilities

Multi-service utilities – those that sell power, water, gas, or any combination of the three – have...

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Optimized Operations: It’s Easier with Analytics

Optimized Operations: It’s Easier with Analytics

Utilities are on board with the benefits analytics can bring. According to a 2018 BRIDGE Index...

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7 No-Fail Tips to Optimize the Grid

7 No-Fail Tips to Optimize the Grid

If you looked up the word “optimization” in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, you’d find a...

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Ready to Leverage the Potential of Data Analytics?

Ready to Leverage the Potential of Data Analytics?

Analytics aren’t new to utilities, but the wealth of data now available from advanced metering...

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3 Ways Smart Grid Sensors Mitigate Wildfire Risks

3 Ways Smart Grid Sensors Mitigate Wildfire Risks

In the last few years, devastating wildfires have ripped through many areas of the U.S. and globe....

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Frost & Sullivan Award Identifies How the AclaraONE Platform Excels

Frost & Sullivan Award Identifies How the AclaraONE Platform Excels

Distribution utilities can utilize a wide range of software products to help them use data to...

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How AMI Fits into the Fight Against Climate Change

How AMI Fits into the Fight Against Climate Change

In a survey taken this past Earth Day, Researchers at the Pew Research Center found that a majority...

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6 Reasons to Choose Synchronous, Zero-Voltage Close Capacitor Switches

6 Reasons to Choose Synchronous, Zero-Voltage Close Capacitor Switches

When the Silver Dollar City amusement park in Branson, MO installed the Outlaw Run, one of the...

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How the Smarter Enterprise Keeps Utility Customers Happy

How the Smarter Enterprise Keeps Utility Customers Happy

The century-old business model of electric utilities today now must accommodate new technologies...

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Hidden Leaks? DC Water Helps Customers Find Them

Hidden Leaks? DC Water Helps Customers Find Them

People move into older homes because of their beauty and character, but they also expect to find...

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What You Need to Know about Smart Meters in the U.K

What You Need to Know about Smart Meters in the U.K

If you can say one thing about the United Kingdom’s smart metering program, it’s this: There’s no...

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Tame the Data Monster with Distribution Automation

Tame the Data Monster with Distribution Automation

As the grid becomes increasingly digitalized and decentralized, distribution automation become...

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