Smart Utility

Distribution management systems used in utility automation projects, as part of the development of smart grid.

Highlights

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Transmission Reliability

DOE Office to Look into AI Grid Security, Clean Energy Use Cases

March 13, 2024
The DOE’s Office of Critical and Emerging Technologies wants to collect comments and write a public report on how artificial intelligence might help deliver cleaner, more secure...
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Smart Utility

Floating Bayou Power Station Planned to Support Gulf Coast Industries

March 11, 2024
Entergy Louisiana is pitching a barge-floated 112 MW natural gas facility to regulators as a way to power Port Fourchon and other areas.
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Smart Utility

Itron Launches Cloud Computing Platform, Boosting Utility Meter Data Management

Feb. 20, 2024
The cloud computing solution is part of Itron’s Grid Edge Intelligence portfolio.
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Smart Utility

Itron Integrating Microsoft OpenAI for Electric Utility Decisions

Feb. 20, 2024
Microsoft Azure OpenAI, Itron says, can make data access and process easier for utility customers by using natural language commands.
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Intelligent Undergrounding

Duquesne Light Company Picks DNV Undergrounding Inspection Solution for Cable Safety

Jan. 26, 2024
The DNV system stood out among other submissions for its quick installation times, enhanced visibility on potential infrastructure issues and ability to be effectively applied...

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Resources

Wildfire Risk Mitigation

Feb. 16, 2022
Learn about the tools and practices that minimize power equipment caused fires.
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Overhead Distribution

AES Ohio Files Smart Grid Phase 2 Plan With Public Utilities Commission

Feb. 21, 2024
The company proposed to invest $682.7 million in capital projects over a 10-year period following the Smart Grid Phase I Plan ending by June 2025 .
Demand Side Management

Reliability: Focus On Winter Forecasting

Feb. 20, 2024
Recently, the nation’s grid monitor, NERC, released a winter reliability assessment which revealed that two-thirds of the U.S. faces ‘elevated risk’ of blackouts in extreme winter...
Smart Utility

How Utilities Can Optimize Data To Create Personalized Customer Experiences

Feb. 20, 2024
Increasing personal experiences not only boost customer satisfaction but also fuel change initiatives including promoting energy efficiency and encouraging the adoption of renewable...
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Smart Utility

Lack Of Interoperability Standards Is Putting The Global Energy System In Jeopardy

Feb. 19, 2024
In a past era disabling our energy infrastructure would have required physical sabotage carried out on-site, if proper precautions aren’t taken--it can potentially be disabled...