2015 T&D Year in Review
A massive transformation of the utility industry is well underway. A number of factors continue to drive this change concurrently with the ever-growing necessity...
2016: The Electricity of Tomorrow
THE GRAND CHALLENGE
Design an electric power system that takes full advantage of the convergence of energy, communications, sensing, and computing technologies in a cyber-physical...
Internet of Things Phenomenon
The introduction of wearable smart watches was a major
step forward for Internet of Things (IoT) technology in the consumer electronics arena, and the next...
Power Sector Reacts to Canada’s New Chief
Canada has a new Prime Minister. Justin Trudeau, a second generation politician, will take the Prime Minister’s Office
shortly. Of course, when any new government...
Addressing the Big Data and Analytics Talent Gap
The Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) is pleased to have supported the development of a paper from Ryerson University, Closing Canada’s Big Data Talent Gap....
Waves of Utility Investments
Since inception, the term “Smart Grid” has gained multiple evolving definitions. In retrospect, the industry can identify waves of investment that have shaped the...
Energy Storage & Carbon Emissions
Over the last several years, towns, cities, and states across the United States have developed policies and invested in efforts aimed at to reducing...
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...
Cutting CO2 Emissions
How to manage compliance costs and distribute economic benefits
BY ANDREA OKIE, PAUL HIBBARD & SUSAN TIERNEY, Analysis Group
In early June 2014, the U.S. Environmental...
Aging Infrastructure: How to Save Aging Assets
Applying limited resources to critical, aging infrastructure
BY MASSOUD AMIN, IEEE Smart Grid, University of Minnesota
The Smart Grid’s contributions to improving electric utilities’ means of...
2015 Asset Management Plan
Taking a predictive, proactive approach to maintenance
BY RODGER SMITH, Oracle Utilities
Delivering highly reliable, low-cost service that customers value and regulators demand is becoming ever...
Transmission Towers in Demand
Study shows growth from now to 2020
Aging infrastructure and increased demand for power has amplified the demand for transmission towers. In their latest report...
