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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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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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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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Grid Monitoring Platform Identifies Faults in Record Time and Reduces Carbon Footprint in the UK

Grid Monitoring Platform Identifies Faults in Record Time and Reduces Carbon Footprint in the UK

Two innovation programs funded by the UK’s Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) — 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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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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Why Utilities Must Migrate from TDM to IP

Why Utilities Must Migrate from TDM to IP

Over decades, utilities have made huge investments in time-division multiplexing (TDM)...

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Why You Need Smart Grid Sensors During the Summer Peak

Why You Need Smart Grid Sensors During the Summer Peak

As the summer peak approaches in early August, utilities need to make sure they are ready to handle...

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Have AMI? You’re Halfway to a Business Case for Smart Infrastructure and IoT

Have AMI? You’re Halfway to a Business Case for Smart Infrastructure and IoT

We didn’t transition away from film-based photography because we ran out of film, says author Tony...

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What Utilities Can Learn From the Science Behind Black Holes

What Utilities Can Learn From the Science Behind Black Holes

Last month, astronomers made big headlines when they announced they had successfully imaged a black...

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4 Trends in Utility Field Area Networks You Need to Know

4 Trends in Utility Field Area Networks You Need to Know

The World Economic Forum (WEF), believes we are experiencing a fourth industrial revolution,...

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Why the Future of Distribution Automation Depends on AMI

Why the Future of Distribution Automation Depends on AMI

Distribution automation (DA) us crucial to grid modernization, according to some 90% of utility...

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In Their Own Words: Why Utilities Chose – And Continue To Choose – TWACS

In Their Own Words: Why Utilities Chose – And Continue To Choose – TWACS

As an engineer, I look at all the details when deciding on a major purchase – a new vehicle, new...

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Distribution Automation: Solving the Puzzle

Distribution Automation: Solving the Puzzle

When it comes to distribution automation (DA), pulling together a comprehensive solution is like...

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