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The digital road to decarbonization: How businesses can create a more efficient and greener future

September 29, 2018 admin Decarbonization, digital grid, EcoStruxure, Electric Utilities, Energy Management/Energy Efficiency, grid, grid automation, microgrids, Prosumer, Smart Grid, Utilities

Credit to Author: Francois Borghese| Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2018 19:24:27 +0000

A startling fact about climate change is that for every degree of global temperature increase, grain yields fall 5 percent. With temperatures rising by nearly 1% since 1880, the United… Read more »

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Self-healing capabilities of smart grid solutions minimize blackouts

August 3, 2018 admin Electric Utilities, electric utility, Energy Management/Energy Efficiency, FLISR, power outage, self-healing, Smart Grid, Utilities

Credit to Author: Julio Cesar Martins| Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2018 12:56:57 +0000

Until recently, electric utilities were heavily dependent on customers for notifications of an outage. Now, using smart grid solutions and self-healing capabilities, utilities can remotely monitor power equipment to: quickly… Read more »

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Going Digital Gives Electric Utilities a Business Advantage

July 27, 2018 admin Customer, Digital Grid Unleashed, Distributed energy resources, Electric Utilities, Electric Vehicle, Energy Management/Energy Efficiency, IoT, microgrids, power distribution, report, Smart Grid, smart home, Smart Meters, smart utilities, Utilities

Credit to Author: Frederic Abbal| Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 10:47:57 +0000

There’s no question that business models for today’s electric utilities are shifting. Their traditional role as electricity suppliers is being challenged with stagnating or declining electricity sales in some regions…. Read more »

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How DSOs Respect EU Mandates with Smart Remote Terminal Units

June 18, 2018 admin advanced fault detection, DSO, Electric Utilities, Energy Management/Energy Efficiency, Energy Regulations, European Union, feeder automation, Internet of Things, IoT, power distribution, Regulation, remote terminal unit, Smart Grid, smart ring main unit, use cases, Utilities, voltage regulation

Credit to Author: John Langley-Davis| Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 11:47:43 +0000

Under recently announced European Union mandates, electrical Distribution System Operators (DSOs) are tasked with improving the efficiency of their electrical distribution networks by 1.5 percent each year. In addition, they… Read more »

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How solar power gets a boost with smart grid solutions

June 12, 2018 admin DER, DERMS, Electric Utilities, electrical utilities, microgrid, Renewable energy, renewable resources, Smart Grid, Smart Utility, Solar power, Sustainability, Utilities

Credit to Author: Scott Koehler| Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 13:15:36 +0000

Electric utilities worldwide share a key objective: to provide secure, efficient, and sustainable energy. This is more important than ever as their customers’ energy needs grow in tandem with the… Read more »

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How New Digitalized Controls Make Microgrids Better

May 28, 2018 admin decentralized energy, DER, Distributed energy resources, EcoStruxure, Electric Utilities, energy storage, energy storage systems, Internet of Things, IoT, microgrid, Renewable energy, Smart Grid, Smart Utility, Sustainability, Utilities

Credit to Author: Francois Borghese| Date: Mon, 28 May 2018 12:18:50 +0000

The evolution of power grid is trending towards an infrastructure that is more decarbonized, decentralized and digitized. Changes are already underway and technology breakthroughs in modernized microgrids’ area are playing… Read more »

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Large Motor Starting 101: Discover the constraints

April 5, 2018 admin bearing problems, Electric Utilities, locked rotor torque, mechanical stress, Medium Voltage, Mining, Mining/Metals/Minerals, Motor management, motor protection, motor starting, Oil and Gas, protection relays, starting methods, starting solutions, thermal capacity, voltage drop

Credit to Author: Delcho Penkov| Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2018 10:30:22 +0000

Motor starting is a hot topic for many of us, and I had an opportunity to verify this at the last PCIC Oil & Gas conference during the presentation of… Read more »

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DistribuTECH 2018 – Hot topics from electrical utilities heaven

February 7, 2018 admin cybersecurity, digital energy, Distributed energy resources, Electric Utilities, Electric Vehicles, grid flexibility, microgrids, power networks, Prosumer, Renewable energy, Smart Grid, Smart Utility, Sustainability, Utilities

Credit to Author: Ed Jarvis| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2018 10:52:44 +0000

Did you miss DistribuTECH this year? No worries, we’ll go over some of the highlights of one of the industry’s biggest events. San Antonio was abuzz and flooded with throngs… Read more »

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