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As a group, utilities have trillions of dollars of grid assets, from substations to wires to meters and much more. Scroll down to find information on how smart sensors and smart software extend the life and value of these field assets.
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LumaSense Technologies, a temperature and gas sensing solutions provider, has acquired fiber optic sensing technology from Opsens, Inc. The acquisition gives LumaSense a broader range of fiber optic technology to help utilities better manage transformer reliability. |
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If the Center for Energy Workforce Development has it right, 40% to 60% of the energy utility workforce could be eligible to retire in 2012. And according to the NREL, one of the leading barriers to renewable energy and energy-efficiency growth today is a shortage of training and skills. Put it all together and it’s a remarkably grim forecast for an industry undergoing a massive and demanding transformation. That’s why the DOE’s Applied Energy Office is asking for your help. It has posted this RFI seeking input from stakeholders on scope and priorities for its education and workforce development activities. There’s no money involved; just a chance to do your bit to make the world a cleaner one. |
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With all the stimulus money (and press) focused on smart meters last year, you might think AMI is the only way to start a Smart Grid initiative. But Jesse Berst points to evidence the tide is turning and that grid applications may prove the quickest way for some utilities to demonstrate benefits. Click for his analysis. |
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An EPRI evaluation of portable electronic devices (PEDs) such as the iPod Touch or the Android has found that PED technology will present significant opportunities in the handheld meter/diagnostic device arena and will subsequently become a major component of the Smart Grid sensor market where data needs to be streamed, stored and selectively uploaded from a remote location to a centralized location. Click to download the executive summary. |
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After updating you on Cisco and GE Smart Grid strategies in recent posts, today Jesse Berst zooms in on IBM, which he’s calling the Smart Grid’s first and only super integrator. Do you agree? Click inside for a quick look at Big Blue's far-reaching role in our ecosystem (and a chance to nominate IBM strategies you want to know more about). |
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AT&T and CURRENT Group have joined forces to provide utilities with Smart Grid solutions designed to improve and enhance grid performance and asset management. |
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This white paper produced by Oracle explains how utilities can use mobile workforce management applications to maintain and improve efficiency, reliability, and safety as substantial numbers of experienced field technicians and supervisors transition to retirement. |
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In this first of eight segments from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Susan Christensen, North American Utilities lead at Accenture, and Bernie Bujnowski, Principal at BJB Consulting, are featured in this segment. |
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In this second of eight segments from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Susan Christensen, North American Utilities lead at Accenture, and Bernie Bujnowski, Principal at BJB Consulting, are featured in this segment. |
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In this third of eight segments from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Susan Christensen, North American Utilities lead at Accenture, and Bernie Bujnowski, Principal at BJB Consulting, are featured in this segment. |
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In this fourth of eight segments from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Brian Payne, North American Smart Grid Opportunities lead at Accenture, is featured in this segment. |
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In this fifth of eight segments from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Brian Payne, North American Smart Grid Opportunities lead at Accenture, is featured in this segment. |
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In this sixth of eight segments from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Bill Devereaux, Senior Director Smart Meter at Pacific Gas & Electric, is featured in this segment. |
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In this seventh of eight segments from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Bill Devereaux, Senior Director Smart Meter at Pacific Gas & Electric, is featured in this segment.
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In this eighth and final segment from the “High Performance in Talent and Organizations” webinar hosted by Smart Grid News, experts discuss concrete, proven methods you can apply to the “people side” of the Smart Grid challenge as new initiatives transform the utility’s business, the organizations that execute work and the experience that their customers have. Bill Devereaux, Senior Director Smart Meter at Pacific Gas & Electric, is featured in this segment. |
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Geospatial Information Management (GIS) and Field Force Automation (FFA) have been converging. As today's featured white paper from Ventyx points out, the result can lead to both improved workforce productivity and more effective asset management. Click inside to get a better sense of what this can mean for your organization. |
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The electric power industry itself is the largest user of electricity. EPRI is working with a number of leading utility organizations to explore and research ways to reduce delivery losses in transmission. As part of this effort, Distribution Green Circuits is identifying and implementing a variety of distribution efficiency options and evaluating their effectiveness by comparing the results with previously established baselines. EPRI’s Transmission Efficiency Initiative has the same objectives but focuses on transmission. |
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Advanced sensor technology could change the way in which the power delivery grid is operated by moving from a deterministic approach to a probabilistic approach based on sensor information. Utilities may be able to extend the life of existing power generation and delivery assets via improved knowledge of their condition. |
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This guide from a consulting engineering firm is intended to help public officials understand asset management and its benefits. It puts asset management in a historical and technical context; describes the implementation challenges; describes and draws a conceptual model; and suggests an incremental and systematic six-step approach. A useful overview for those getting started in asset management. |
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A five-page white paper from a vendor explaining the IT and back office implications of smart meters and smart grids. The paper points out that metering and distribution automation will create a flood of data and suggest how utilities should prepare for the changes. |
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This PowerPoint presentation suggests that the control of transmission assets are not fully utilized today. The PPT format may not satisfy those looking for a full discussion or detailed insights. |
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Power engineer Erich W. Gunther gives the Arbiter Satellite Clock from Arbiter Systems an 84 out of 100 on the SGN Smart Grid Scorecard. Click to read why it scores so well (and where it still has problems). |
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This Tech Take examines the IntelliTEAM II® system, a collection of products from S&C Electric Company that provides the distribution network owner an effective automated response to faults on feeders. Overall, IntelliTEAM II scores reasonably well, though some key challenges remain to be addressed. |
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A new concept from SCE may provide a way for utilities to do away with excess capacity reserves and substantially reduce the need for new wires and new generation. It’s an early example of the kind of centralized, wide-area approach the Smart Grid makes possible. Utilities with transmission assets will want to take notice. |
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A four-page white paper from the utility sector's leading provider of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) that explains the relationship between the Smart Grid and "enterprise-class" GIS. It begins with typical descriptions of the Smart Grid, its drivers and its uses, with emphasis on distribution automation and asset management. It includes a discussion of the ways a GIS helps a utility manage its field assets and monitor their condition. The ESRI view is that the GIS provides the detailed, comprehensive network model necessary to manage a Smart Grid. Although a bit dense, it is written to a general audience and is a useful overview of GIS and asset management, which are sometimes overlooked as valuable benefits from a Smart Grid. |
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