Quarterly Issue 4
Issue 4 - January 2023

Power Points | In-Person Gatherings: The Highlight of 2022

By Elisabeth Monaghan, Editor in Chief

Some businesses did not survive the pandemic-caused shutdowns, a lot of companies that laid off employees are still struggling to fill the roles that were vacated, and disruptions to the supply chain continue to make it difficult for even the most successful companies to operate.
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The Grid Transformation Forum | Examining the European Grid's Readiness for Renewable Power

By Laurent Schmitt, DCbel Energy

The new Repower EU plan is considering a significant acceleration of renewable distribution in response to the European energy crisis, which is the most obvious short-term measure to mitigate the significant fossil energy cost increase in wholesale markets as well as the low availability of the French nuclear portfolio.
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Green Ovations | The Top Three Trends Driving Canada's Adoption of Smart Home Technology

By Lorne Hedges, Schneider Electric Canada

Smart home technology is one of the newest additions to the real estate industry, making living spaces luxurious and comfortable, while helping homeowners save money and energy. After all, what could be better than controlling almost every device in your home with a single app, no matter where you are in the world?
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The Four Ds of Winter Storm Preparedness

By Chris McCarthy, S&C Electric Company

As utilities plan for severe weather, four key aspects to consider when analyzing their systems and determining their priorities include data, devices, design and dispatch.
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Utility Wildfire Risk Mitigation With Digital Twins

By Robert Brook, Neara

The most effective way to minimize the outcomes of a fire is to prevent one from happening. While utilities cannot control lightning strikes or human carelessness, they can greatly reduce the chances of igniting a fire from things that are within their control, like conductor clashing, vegetation encroachment, or equipment failure.
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Finding a Second Life for Electric Vehicle Batteries
What the U.S. can learn from EV leaders facing recycling and reusing challenges

By Sean McEvoy, Veritone

EVs are typically powered by lithium-ion batteries, which have a lifespan between 10 to 15 years, depending on environmental conditions and how they're maintained. EV manufacturers typically offer an 8-year warranty, meaning most EV owners will be responsible for battery replacement once it reaches its end of life for powering vehicles.
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The Role of IoT in Overcoming Urban Challenges

By Phil Beecher, WI-SUN Alliance

Many cities are recognizing the role that connected technologies can play in saving energy and solving other challenges they face. This article presents three ways in which IoT can make a dramatic difference in cities around the world – and in the lives of their citizens.
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The Power of Integration and Openness in Future-Proofing the DCS

By Luis Duran, ABB

The DCS has undergone a rapid change in recent years to reflect the needs of the modern plant. Agility and flexibility are key, and automation systems are required that can deliver this, along with the productivity and efficiency gains that make the automation of processes worthwhile.
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Guest Editorial | Seeing What's Next: Grid Modernization Is Just the Beginning of the Story

By Brandon Raso, Locana

This is the second in a series of three articles by Brandon Raso about the impact that location intelligence is having across the operations of electrical utilities. Location intelligence uses next-generation GIS technology and analytics to deliver actionable insights that utilities could not previously access.
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Guest Editorial | Can Electrification Help Us Move Forward With Our Decarbonization Goals?

By Christopher Roman, C.E.M., Conservant Systems

Electrification is the practice of designing or changing, machinery to use electricity as a fuel source. This practice is also commonly referred to as “fuel switching." Cars converting their combustion engines to use batteries charged with electricity is the most common example of electrification today. When considering electrifying the equipment in your facility, we need to work through the following checklist: Energy Auditing, Work Conversion, Prices, Incentives, & Project Funding.
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Guest Editorial | Emissions Monitoring

By Steve Lindsay, Honeywell Process Solutions

According to the U.S. EPA, methane is 25 times as effective as carbon dioxide at trapping heat within the Earth's atmosphere.1 Over the last two centuries, atmospheric concentrations of methane have more than doubled. Greenhouse gas (GHG) is estimated to be responsible for approximately a quarter of the historic levels of warming in the world today.
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Guest Editorial | Outsmarting Vegetation-Related Power Outages
How software can drive down vegetation management costs

By Brian Hoff, GE Digital

According to FERC, vegetation management is the single largest cause of electric power outages. The agency also says that tree and power line conflicts have caused significant wildland fires in both the U.S. and Canada. Two key recommendations presented by FERC are to 1) improve current systems for managing utility vegetation management (UVM) workload and schedules, and 2) adopt consistent and industry-accepted best practices for UVM.
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The Bigger Picture | DER Revolution: Turning the Electrification Challenge Into Opportunity

By Abhay Gupta, Bidgely

The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that there will be in excess of $110 billion in DERs deployed nationwide by 2025, not including the billions in infrastructure spending that will also be required to integrate distributed resources with the grid.
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Powherful Forces | Claire Gotham

By Elisabeth Monaghan, Editor in Chief

For our final Powherful Forces column of 2022, we are pleased to introduce Claire Gotham, VP, Utilities for Capgemini. Gotham talks about the changes she's witnessed in her time with the electric energy sector and the important role mentorship has played throughout her career.
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