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3 Ways Utilities Use Truck Rolls to Gain Situational Awareness – and 1 Solution to Eliminate Them

3 Ways Utilities Use Truck Rolls to Gain Situational Awareness – and 1 Solution to Eliminate Them

Historically, electric utilities send linemen to the field to gain situational awareness by visibly...

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4 Key Factors to a Successful AMI Project Rollout

4 Key Factors to a Successful AMI Project Rollout

Sometimes, the key to the success of an advanced metering infrastructure project is not the...

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Stop Wildfires Before They Start – For Less Than $10K

Stop Wildfires Before They Start – For Less Than $10K

Every fire season brings new horrors and hardships for people living in dry or drought-prone areas....

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3 Reasons Point-to-Multipoint RF Networks Work for Utilities

3 Reasons Point-to-Multipoint RF Networks Work for Utilities

Our century-old distribution system has aged remarkably well, but the centralized, top-down 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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How Utilities Can Leverage Data Analytics in a Pandemic World

How Utilities Can Leverage Data Analytics in a Pandemic World

The global COVID-19 pandemic is changing how we live and work in ways that are not yet well...

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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 User-Centered Design Serves Utilities

How User-Centered Design Serves Utilities

With our newest software headend solution, AclaraONE™, we have brought a host of new capabilities...

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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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4 Benefits of Remotely Monitoring Substations with Smart Grid Sensors

4 Benefits of Remotely Monitoring Substations with Smart Grid Sensors

Many cooperative and public power utilities have limited budgets and limited staff to manage their...

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How Machine Learning Is Revolutionizing Utility Operations

How Machine Learning Is Revolutionizing Utility Operations

At one point during the recent DistribuTECH 2020 conference, as I was attending talk after talk...

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Auto-Phase Identification Keeps Out-of-Phase Lines in Line

Auto-Phase Identification Keeps Out-of-Phase Lines in Line

During new construction, storm restoration or removals of aging equipment, maintaining accurate...

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