Distribution

Energy Retail
Smart Grid Sensors – Helping Utilities To Tackle Outages More Effectively
Smart grid sensors provide new insights on power outage causes and prevention.

Energy Generation
SDG&E’s Infrastructure Upgrade Providing Clean and Reliable Power
San Diego’s substation upgrade will improve service reliability and also serve as interconnection point for renewable resources.

Energy Retail
Efficiency Gains Will Trump Cost Concerns, Says Report
The smart grid and data analytics are creating a new, much smarter utility which will prioritise efficiency gains over financial concerns.

Energy Retail
Network Communication Made Cost Effective
Utilities don’t have to spend a lot of money to make their networks more efficient.

Transmission & Distribution
Utility Of The Future – The Optimized Network Utility
The Optimized Network Utility envisions a holistic approach to smart grids.

Transmission & Distribution
Transformer Condition Monitoring – Five Need To Knows
Condition monitoring can help prevent unplanned transformer outage with its sudden power loss and cost implications.

Transmission & Distribution
ABB Connects Norway and Denmark Renewables Through HVDC Link
The 500kV Skagerrak 4 HVDC Light link between Norway and Denmark's Jutland peninsula increases renewables integration.

Energy Generation
Worcester, MA Gets Smart Grid Upgrade
National Grid has started smart grid infrastructure advancements and upgrades in Worcester, MA as part of its Smart Energy Solutions programme.

Transmission & Distribution
India’s Power Transmission Infrastructure Needs Private Investment
India's Advisory Group for Integrated Development of Power, Coal, and Renewable Energy calls for private investment.

Transmission & Distribution
Mini-Robots, Smart Pigs and Lasers Lead PG&E’s Gas Safety Innovations
More than 30 innovative gas safety tools were tested by Pacific Gas & Electric during 2014.

Energy Generation
New Hampshire’s Amoskeag Hydroelectric Power Station Gets An Upgrade
New Hampshire's largest electric utility optimises its hydropower generation.

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Peak Reliability Keeps the Lights On with Real-time Data
The Balancing Act in High-Voltage Electrical Transmission

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Electric Energy Management System at Brazilian Electric System Operator (ONS)
Support real-time decisions

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Real-time Event Detection of Microgrid Dynamics – The University of California, San Diego
UCSD microgrid control system includes PMU measurements at the point of common coupling to the area power system