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Smart Grid


Crew Scheduling and Dispatch

How mobile solutions improve restoration efforts BY JIM MENTON, ClickSoftware Electric utilities are modernizing the power grid to meet the demands of an increasingly digital society. In the same way, mobile solutions are helping service personnel (line crews, contractors, and supervisors)...


Smart Metering


FirstEnergy Explores Alternatives to PJM Capacity Market

In a strategic move aimed at enhancing its power supply reliability, FirstEnergy is actively exploring alternatives to the PJM capacity market. This development reflects the company’s proactive approach to addressing challenges within the existing market structure and ensuring a more robust...

AMI & AMR

Advanced Energy Meters & Power Quality

Addressing concerns from the utility and end user’s perspective BY DAVID BOVANKOVICH, E-Mon The increasing sophistication of commercial and industrial devices and equipment continues to drive the critical need for clean, dependable, stable electric power. As such, power quality continues to gain...

Automation

Smart Grid, Smart Metering, T&D Automation

Real-time Monitoring is Key to Reducing Energy Consumption

Empowering utilities to assist their customers

BY TIM VAN SLAMBROUCK, DENT Instruments

Energy utilities and consumers alike can benefit from continuous monitoring of energy usage, because monitoring is the key to identifying areas where consumption can be reduced, and significant cost savings can be had by controlling consumption at times when utilities’ generation resources are taxed the most. Some public facilities such as hospitals, universities and civic buildings are taking the lead in taking advantage...

T&D Automation Articles