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Advancements in Electricity Metering

Taking metering technologies to the next level BY BRIAN SEAL, Electric Power Research Institute Between 2004 and 2009, the production of traditional electromechanical electricity meters in the U.S. was gradually shutdown in the wake of the successful introduction of solid-state electronic meters....
Data Analytics

Data Analytics for Theft Detection

Utility profile: ComEd uses data analytics for theft detection The Commonwealth Edison Company, better known as ComEd and one of the U.S.’s largest electric utilities, has been using a variety of tools and data analytics to help identify theft leads and unmetered current. With the onset of...
AMI & AMR

DOE Grants $2.2B for Transmission and Storage Projects

In a landmark move aimed at accelerating the U.S. transition to a more resilient and sustainable energy grid, the Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a groundbreaking investment of $2.2 billion in innovative transmission and energy storage projects across 18 states. This significant funding...

Smart Grid

Grid Modernization

Deploying Distribution Management Systems

In the spring of 2008, two Duke Energy executives asked me to investigate the necessary requirements to deploy a distribution management system (DMS). At the time, my knowledge of DMS was limited, so I had to conduct a very thorough investigation. When I undertook this project, I did not realize...
Grid Communications

NAVIGATING THE UTILITY DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

The Digitisation of utility operations has been evolving at an accelerating pace over the last decade. Many utilities saw this trend developing, and one by one they began their own digital transformation, each on their own path. While each utility is at its own stage of this journey, every utility...
Home Automation

Automation

Smart Grid, Smart Metering, T&D Automation

Fire Safety & Smart Meters

New study shows metering devices are electrically safe

BY LEN GARIS, Fire Chief of the City of Surrey

A new study by a Canadian university may help mitigate any lingering concerns about the fire safety of smart meters. “Revisiting the Safety of Smart Meter Installations in British Columbia”, released in September 2013 by the University of the Fraser Valley, investigates whether or not smart meters have been associated with an increase in residential fires...

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Electricity Today T&D Magazine - Smart Grid Summer 2018 Issue

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Automation of T&D Systems Handbook

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T&D Automation and AMR/AMI Systems Handbook Vol. 2