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Fire Safety & Smart Meters

New study shows metering devices are electrically safe BY LEN GARIS, Fire Chief of the City of Surrey A new study by a Canadian university may help mitigate any lingering concerns about the fire safety of smart meters. “Revisiting the Safety of Smart Meter Installations in British Columbia”,...

Why Net-Zero is Cheaper for the UK

The United Kingdom has set an ambitious target to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This goal necessitates a comprehensive transformation of various sectors, including energy, transportation, and agriculture. While the environmental imperatives are clear, there is growing evidence...
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Tracking Smart City Trends

Already, smart city technologies are strong in Europe and the Middle East. Now, cities all over North America are joining the smart cities movement as well. Once the journey begins, a city quickly realizes that it cannot become smart and sustainable without the help of its electric power utility....

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Big Data and Mobile Devices

How technology is changing testing and performance monitoring BY AARON RUDGER, Keynote North American electric utilities are experiencing a rapid shift to a mobile- first environment. Numerous research firms are confirming that the sale of smartphones and tablets has overtaken personal computers....
Grid Modernization

How Distributed Generation is Changing Grid Design

Distributed generation resources takes a giant step forward BY KEN GEISLER, Siemens For the majority of its existence, the electrical grid has been powered with large, remote “centralized” generation. Centralized power plants often need to reach substations serving load centers that...

How Utilities Can Navigate the Energy Transition

The energy transition is an evolving process that is reshaping the utility sector, bringing both opportunities and challenges. As utilities face the need to shift from fossil fuels to cleaner, more sustainable sources of energy, they must develop strategies that address immediate operational needs...
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The Power Of Microgrids

Navigant Research forecasts that the worldwide microgrid market will grow to more than 4,000 megawatts in capacity by 2020. However, policymakers must emphasize standards and create a regulatory environment that supports this growth.

Over a year ago in Electricity Today Magazine, I articulated how the North American power sector might move from centralized power to a national network of microgrids. Since then, the vision and its practical details have come into sharper focus.

Modernizing...

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