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Exploring communications for real-time network visibility BY DONALD POLLOCK, Ambient Corporation In August 2013, a report entitled “Economic Benefits of Increasing Electric Grid Resilience to…
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In a survey conducted in September 2016 by ARCOS LLC (a provider of emergency resource management software), the software provider asked utilities how they manage…
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If you thought growth in renewable electricity generation was a big deal – and it is – you haven’t seen anything yet. Full-scale transformation to…
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Grid Communications Infrastructure: Fiber, Wireless, and Networking Technologies

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Using technology to improve response and recovery BY TOM BERGER, Mutualink The electric utility industry…
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Since inception, the term “Smart Grid” has gained multiple evolving definitions. In retrospect, the industry…
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