Quarterly Issue 1
Issue 1 - January 2020

Power Points | Happy 2020!
Industry Trends to Watch in 2020

By Elisabeth Monaghan, Editor in Chief

If you missed which industry trends to watch for, you can get a sense of what solutions are likely to have a significant impact on the electric energy sector by visiting the DistribuTECH 2020 website. You can also peruse this issue of EET&D to see what is on the mind of industry experts as they face the year ahead.
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The Grid Transformation Forum | The Spirit of Collaboration between IEEE PES and the Utility Sector

By IEEE PES

We interviewed Dr. Shay Bahramirad, vice president of engineering and smart grid at ComEd and the IEEE PES vice president of new initiatives and outreach, about the role IEEE PES plays in working with utilities and energy consumers.
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Green Ovations | HEEC Pilots Digital Twins for Construction of 220-Kilovolt Substation

By Brent Jensen, Bentley Systems

The State Grid Corporation of China is developing and promoting 3D design standards to digitalize processes for lifecycle substation management throughout the country. The 220-kilovolt substation is the organization's CNY 120 million pilot initiative, and the first substation to use 3D digital modeling throughout construction, operations and maintenance.
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Reinventing the Utility Industry
Customer Strategies and Technologies

By Kelly James, Vlocity

Significant disruptions confront the energy and utility industry today, with challenges coming from seemingly every direction and at every level. New energy sources, inflexible infrastructure, consumer demands and climate change are just a few of the forces affecting this once stable and most traditional of industries.
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Advancements in Substation Automation Solutions Transform Usability for Field Teams
Intuitive interfaces and “one-box” consolidations – part of a new generation of RTUs

By Conrad Oakey, Novatech

Electric utilities face the challenge of managing aging and unsupported legacy automation and monitoring equipment at their substations and pole-tops. This equipment is critical for accessing data from intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) for measurement and protection, automating key functions and enabling remote users to securely control power-system devices.
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Government Stakeholders Need to Plan for a Microgrid Today
For a resilient future

By Don Wingate, Schneider Electric

While it's impossible to completely remove the risk of power failure, microgrids are a proven strategy to harden the grid - preventing and reducing the impact of extreme weather on electrical systems. Coupled with their ability to enable the system to “bounce back,” microgrids help mitigate power interruptions, increasing both life safety and business continuity.
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Working with Remote Communities, Microgrids Power Through
Story of the North

By Maxine Ghavi, ABB

Traditionally powered with dirty, high-cost diesel generation, today's microgrids typically seek to operate with high contributions of economically-viable and clean renewable generation. And remote communities have led the way toward a low-carbon solution because of the disproportionately high impacts of fossil-fuel based generation to their way of life.
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Guest Editorial | Utilities Remain a Resource for Consumers Concerned about the Climate Crisis

By Jeff Hamel, Google

By lowering adoption barriers for smart home products across demographics, utilities are positioning themselves as champions of the smart home and climate movements. To continue to meet rising technology demands while supporting consumers and environmental goals, utilities must continue to educate their customers about available rebates and the benefits of owning smart devices.
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Bigger Picture | With the March of Renewables, Electricity Sector Latest Industry to Undergo Transformation

By Dave Leligdon, Jeremy Klingel and Dean Siegrist, Black & Veatch

Renewable energy and applications altering how energy is used are rattling the conventional power industry, hastening its transformation even as headwinds – things like rigorous regulations and consumer expectations of reliability – may make it feel like a bridge too far.
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Security Sessions | For Mission-Critical Data and Control, Private Standards Are the Key to Longevity Fix

By Kathy Nelson, Ondas Networks

5G is all the buzz in telecommunications and even everyday life these days. People are wondering when it will be available, and the telecommunications providers market it as the answer to everyone's communications problems.
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Powherful Forces | Dr. Becca Jones-Albertus

By Elisabeth Monaghan, Editor in Chief

For this issue's Powherful Forces section we had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Becca Jones-Albertus, who is the Solar Energy Technologies Office Director within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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