Electricity Today T&D Magazine

How Smart Grid technologies can transform the power industry

BY DANIEL PÉLOQUIN, Schneider Electric

Energy customers—both consumers and businesses—depend on reliable, affordable power. In North America, consumers take this privilege for granted. However, both the reliable and affordable assumptions of the equation are currently under stress. As consumers become increasingly more conscious of the environmental footprint, an increased number of renewable sources of energy (wind and solar in particular) have been brought on line, while...