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BPL Global adds to its Smart Grid portfolio with transformer monitoring By Jesse Berst Aug 27, 2008 - 8:00:00 AM
BPL Global adds to its Smart Grid portfolio with transformer monitoring. As the initials in its name attest, Pittsburgh-based BPL Global started out emphasizing broadband over powerline, aka BPL. Like rival Current Group, it discovered that BPL is problematic, and switched to emphasizing the things it can build on top of BPL (or on top of almost any communications network). In January, it acquired Portland-based Serveron, maker of innovative transformer monitoring products. BPL Global has now broadened its offerings with power transformer bushing monitoring, courtesy of Serveron technology.
QuickTake: We’ve been saying for a while that distribution and substation automation would get hot in 2009. Advanced metering and demand response will continue to be important, but the long-term total solution for utilities will include distribution automation on the same platform. BPL Global gets it. Let’s see how quickly its competitors catch on.
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