Electricity Today T&D Magazine

Increasing the observability and control of the transmission network

BY FRANK KREIKEBAUM, JERRY MELCHER, & JULIE COUILLARD, Smart Wire Grid, Inc.

The North American power grid has evolved into a connected set of four major interconnections delivering low-cost and reliable energy. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that the real price of electricity has dropped by a factor of 45 over the last 120 years in the United States. Meanwhile, a study published by the Consortium for Electric Reliability Technology Solutions reveals that, from 2000 to 2009, electricity was available to U.S. customers more than 99.9 percent of the time.

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