Are We Building the Grid @$$ Backwards? 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. Jul 29, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   22 Active Comment(s)

Distribution Automation Lowdown: New Siemens System Features Low Level Control and Logic Intelligent electric devices that allow for quick reactions to changes in a utility's distribution grid are among the features of the new distribution feeder-automation system just launched in the U.S. by Siemens. Apr 20, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

S&C Electric’s ‘Intelligent’ Path to Smart Grid Distribution Automation (And What It Means for the Rest of Us) One of these days the smart meter hoopla will die down and utilities will start layering distribution automation on top of their metering infrastructure. When they do they’ll discover that S&C Electric’s pioneering approach to distributed intelligence makes a great complement to centralized C&C. At least that’s Jesse Berst’s take on it. Click inside and see if you agree. Apr 13, 2010    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   3 Active Comment(s)

Global Spending on Smart Grid Technologies to Hit $200 Billion by 2015 A new Pike Research report indicates that global spending on Smart Grid technologies will reach $200 billion during the period from 2008 to 2015. Dec 28, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   1 Active Comment(s)

SAIC Unveils Software Able to Predict Grid Failures Engineering firm SAIC will soon release software able to predict grid failures days, weeks and even months before they happen. Reliability center maintenance (RCM) has been catching on in other industries, but has yet to gain traction in the electric power sector despite attempts by several startups. Nov 10, 2009    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion   2 Active Comment(s)

Early Warning of Distribution Automation Changes Our job is to be your “radar,” alerting you to changes on the horizon. This month we alert you to important trends in distribution automation (DA) and what you should do about it right now. One piece of advice for some utility professionals... slap yourself upside the head. Click for our explanation. May 2, 2006    Read the Full Story   Join the Discussion

SMART GRID NEWS TALK BACK BUZZ New petition for evidence quality in SmartGrid ops Folks we have a formal petition up before the California PUC we want you to know about. It is a petition to amend CPUC rule making and data storage standards established 30 years ago to ‘address digital evidence standards’ set in the California Appellate Court in California v Khaled, also known now as “the Red-Light Camera Killer”. Khaled set very specific ... Talk Back right now to Todd Glassey