Utility Automation & Monitoring
Utilities Bank on IoT for Network Reliability Improvement to Decrease Lost Revenue
Key Utility Conferences to Watch in 2025
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IT and OT Technologies for the Smart Grid
Convergence of information and operation technologies (IT & OT) to build a successful Smart Grid
BY RICK NICHOLSON, Ventyx
Smart Grid is a buzzword that has become an intrinsic part of the North American electric utility industry language in the past few years. Nearly every participant in the industry—investor-owned utilities (IOUs), municipalities, operators, vendors, consultants, analysts, and regulators—promotes the Smart Grid as the vehicle that will allow the industry to modernize its infrastructure and use...
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