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Distribution and substation automation improves reliability with real-time monitoring and intelligent control. Many analysts believe it is the secret to making the Smart Grid pay for itself. This section highlights the best stories, position papers, and technical information.
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This week's smart grid wins feature projects from distribution automation to tools designed to help consumers conserve energy and new offerings for the public power industry. And don't forget to check out the winners of the Edison Electric Institute's 2013 Edison Award.
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In a progress report to state regulators, ComEd said its 2012 investments in distributed automation were well worth it. Customer power interruptions dropped by 82,000 last year as a result of the smart grid technology. Learn what ComEd plans next.
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Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) is a rural system serving 55,000 members in 18 counties in Southern Virginia. As this case study explains, in 2010 the co-op completed a Reliability Improvement Plan that justified an investment in distribution automation. Once it had selected hardware and software, SEC had Power System Engineering assist in selecting its backhaul communications solution. This study highlights that process.
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Smart city initiatives in Asia are expected to take off between now and 2020, according to a new report from Zpryme. And that means a huge market for smart grid companies in wireless communications, electronic devices and systems and more.
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A new IMS Research report says U.S. and Canadian utilities have been sluggish in adopting substation communications standard IEC 61850 despite its becoming more mainstream in Latin America and other global markets. We understand the reluctance but suggest that our utilities take a longer-term view and rethink their position.
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We've been saying for a while that distribution automation and distribution management will be coming to the fore as smart metering plateaus. Perfect timing for Schneider Electric, which has now completed its year-long integration with Telvent and is poised to make a play.
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Telvent has made upgrades to its Advanced Distribution Management System that the company says makes it the first system to seamlessly merge full-feature distribution management, outage management and SCADA solutions.
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Our latest smart grid wins are all over the map - from the Philippines to Finland and back again. They're all over the technology map too - a pilot on Privacy Enhancing Technologies for smart metering, a visualization system for a California smart grid demo and a big order for next-gen substation automation.
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The integration of substation automation into the smart grid is expected to propel the global market for automation equipment to $4.3 billion by 2020, quite a leap from $2.7 billion so far this year, according to a new market forecast from Pike Research.
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Silver Spring Networks became famous as a North American-focused communications company, but the Redwood City, CA-based startup has since developed into a full-line smart grid provider with growing international credentials. Click for a look at the company's latest moves.
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It's that time again... when we sift through the (virtual) piles of smart grid-related reports to find the ones you may want to take the time to read. As always, it's a mixed bag. Have smart homes been hyped too much? Which markets are looking hot? What's this wireless power we've been hearing about? All that and more.
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| With utilities investing significant capital into infrastructure, communications and software for the distribution grid, GTM Research publishes an in-depth analysis of the requirements, technologies and strategies that are ushering in the new age of distribution automation (DA). The report is available from Research and Markets.
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Advanced metering infrastructure is a critical component of the smart grid initiative, no question there. But do we really know if we're getting what we want out of the investment in time and money; or might there be a better approach to ensure that we do? Ron Chebra of DNV KEMA provides a truly compelling case for a re-think in a recent blog post.
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| Leading Australia's “Smart Grid, Smart City” project, Ausgrid has set the goal of developing a new smart grid architectural design for its organization. As part of this new strategy, as this case study details. the utility is establishing a design that can be used for all new substations to support modern approaches to protection and control, condition monitoring, and other services.
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| In this video, Channels Systems Engineer Willie Chow provides a comprehensive overview of the substation automation architecture commonly used with Cisco's Connected Grid routers and switches. The overview shows the integration of SCADA, network security and management and much more.
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