As the grid becomes more intelligent and more complex, the tools to operate it become increasingly important. This is especially true since the Northeast blackout of 2003, which brought a new focus on improving situational awareness.
Better awareness centers on uninterrupted information flows, advanced computational power, network security and reliable communication. To be useful, however, those improvements must be integrated into a visualization platform.
Trend Alert: The growing importantance of command and control has been overlooked by many utilities and vendors alike. This article explains the current drivers for change, the dominant themes and the emerging new products. It concludes with recommended links for additional information.
This is really nothing new. DPC has a energy management system that will control load based on certain programs. Then if you add some artificial intelligence which has been around ...
