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Neighborhood Area Networks

Standardizing communication to achieve plug-and-play interoperability BY RYAN MALEY, ZigBee Alliance All over the world, there is increasing demand for standardizing communication in the Smart Grid. Electric utilities and their regulators are increasingly concerned with upgrading all aspects of the...

Smart Metering

Data Analytics

Count the Customers:

The transmission and distribution system links power generators and electricity consumers, but it is an often neglected part of any discussion about the future of electricity. Yet paying for this key piece of infrastructure is a giant influence on how the electric grid can or should change as such...
Demand Response

The Demand Response Revolution

For decades, utilities have been deploying demand response to achieve a variety of load shaping objectives, most notably peak reduction in response to grid conditions. Since their inception in the 1990s, independent system operators (ISOs) and regional transmission organizations (RTOs) have also...

RWE Expands Its Footprint with 450 MW of Battery Energy Storage in Texas

In a significant move for the renewable energy landscape, RWE, a leading global energy company, has announced the addition of 450 megawatts (MW) of battery energy storage capacity in Texas. This expansion underscores the growing importance of energy storage solutions in enhancing grid reliability...
Home Automation

Automation

Smart Grid, Smart Metering, T&D Automation

Confronting Physical and Smart Grid Insecurities

How awareness can help secure the power grid

BY JEFFREY KATZ, IBM

A central issue in cyber risk management for electric utilities is how to be aware of threat vectors. To increase awareness, utilities must first look at the origin of threats and develop risk-based thinking to mitigate them. Once threats are known and an enterprise is ready to take action on their risk plan, technology companies are then in better positions to provide assistance.

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T&D Automation Articles

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Smart Grid Shared Media

Catalog

Automatic Meter Reading - Handbook, Vol. 1

Catalog

Automation of T&D Systems Handbook

Catalog

T&D Automation and AMR/AMI Systems Handbook Vol. 2