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Interoperability for the Smart Grid

Standards are just the beginning BY RICK GEIGER, Cisco Systems The aging electrical infrastructure and utility industry is undergoing its greatest transition in a generation. Grid modernization is already having a significant impact on how the energy industry operates. As with the adoption of any...

Ethernet Cable Selection for Utilities

Electric utilities are constantly searching for the most efficient, reliable and cost-effective methods to deliver electricity to customers. A vision for accomplishing this is the migration of the electrical grid from a reliable, but inflexible system to the Smart Grid, which promises adaptability...
Cybersecurity & Privacy

Extracting Value From Big Data

Moving forward with distribution automation and intelligent electronic devices BY JOHN MCDONALD, GE Digital Energy The ongoing rollout of interval (aka “smart”) meters and the resulting deluge of data have rightly received much attention and triggered the initial impetus for electric utility...

Smart Metering

Demand Response

Demand Response Communications

Weighing choices from AMI to Zigbee to Wi-Fi and cellular BY HOWARD NG, Comverge The demand response industry is currently experiencing some of its greatest success currently in the marketplace. However, similar to all technologies that stand the test of time, demand response started somewhere...
AMI & AMR

Smart Transformers: Enhancing Grid Efficiency and Reliability

The evolving demands of modern power grids necessitate the adoption of advanced technologies that can provide enhanced efficiency, reliability, and flexibility. Smart transformers are at the forefront of this technological revolution, offering a range of capabilities that significantly improve the...
Home Automation

Automation

Smart Grid, Smart Metering, T&D Automation

Smart Meters & Transactive Energy

Smart meters and transactive energy: Examining the benefits and addressing the concerns

BY JOHN CASKEY, National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)

Smart meters are beneficial to consumers and utilities. What makes this meter “smart” is its two-way communication system and ability to monitor electrical load, pricing, and a variety of other data.

Using a smart meter, a utility can remotely take meter readings, eliminating the need to send a meter reader to the home. For the...

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Automation of T&D Systems Handbook

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Electricity Today T&D Magazine - T&D Automation Jan&Feb 2019 Issue

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Electricity Today T&D Magazine - SCADA for the Smart Grid Sept&Oct 2019 Special Edition