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Plugging into Electric Vehicles

Most future planning discussions about electric vehicles begin with a prediction for significant impact by 2020. While these studies are important for future planning, utilities…
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Virtual Power Plants (Vpp) And Smart Grids: Integrating Renewable Energy For A Sustainable Future

The rapid shift toward renewable energy resources (RERs) has placed significant demands on traditional power systems. To address these challenges, modern energy infrastructure is evolving…
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Protecting SCADA Systems with Defense-in-Depth Strategies

How utilities can utilize multi-layered security approaches BY RICHARD CLARK, InduSoft Defense-in-depth is a security strategy first developed by military leaders in which multiple layers…
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Grid Modernization Strategies

Moving utilities toward a modern energy system BY RONNY SANDOVAL, Environmental Defense Fund The need to build a smarter energy infrastructure has never been greater.…
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BIG DATA ADVANTAGES

Currently, modern electric utilities are facing an avalanche of new data. Each new system deployed presents a tremendous amount of information that can provide great…
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Power Imperative: Managing Distributed Renewables

A diverse array of factors has driven the uptake of distributed generation among utility customers and these trends are likely to continue, requiring utilities to…
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Substation Security

Improve protection with a layered security approach BY ERIC BYRES, Belden Inc. An age-old joke in the North American power industry states that if Alexander…
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ADVANCED ANALYTICS

ADVANCED ANALYTICS

Recent technological and economic events are poised to transform the electric utility industry. Described as…
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Critical Infrastructure Communications

Critical Infrastructure Communications

Using technology to improve response and recovery BY TOM BERGER, Mutualink The electric utility industry…
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Smart Meters for Outage Management

Smart Meters for Outage Management

Reviewing the benefits and addressing the obstacles BY RON CLANTON & MARK HOLLIDAY, KPMG LLP…
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The Power Industry's Vision Statement

The Power Industry's Vision Statement

Strategies to move the electricity sector into the future BY CANADIAN ELECTRICITY ASSOCIATION As electric…
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Interoperability for the Smart Grid

Interoperability for the Smart Grid

Standards are just the beginning BY RICK GEIGER, Cisco Systems The aging electrical infrastructure and…
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