Table of ContentsFeaturesDistribuTECH Powers Up with Launch of TransTECHAs its name implies, the DistribuTECH conference and exhibition has had the power industry’s distribution side as its main focus for most of its 18-year existence.
Designing the Utility of the Future: Duke Energy Takes a Holistic View of DistributionA number of utilities are beginning to take what might best be termed a “holistic” approach to distribution system improvement.
LiDAR Imaging Takes Flight in CanadaAs a girl excited about the possibility of getting a free helicopter ride for this issue’s aerial inspection article, I was more than gung-ho to take on the topic when assigned.
Remote Disconnect Programs Proving Successful for America’s Rural UtilitiesRemote disconnect devices are giving rural utilities the ammunition to combat those consumers that are more than willing to take advantage of their neighbors.
An Insider’s View of PG&E’s IT TransformationPacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), headquartered in San Francisco, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States.
Protecting Infrastructure from Insider ThreatsUtilities have made significant progress in guarding themselves against external IT security risks such as viruses, worms, Trojans and spyware.
DepartmentsFrom the EditorVendor M&A’s Continue at Steady PaceBack in our July issue, we published an article titled “How Vendor Mergers are Shaping T&D.
Getting EquippedThe Need for Field Testing of TransformersField-testing of power transformers provides the maintenance engineer with a group of tools to assess the transformer’s condition and to identify problems before they become catastrophic.
New ProductsNew ProductsInsulBoot announces a new addition to its Wildlife Outage Protectors product line.
Smart Grid PerspectivesAdopting Open Standards for Advanced Metering InfrastructureWho knew 20 years ago that many of us would abandon TV for the Internet, searching for everything from poison ivy treatments to real-time basketball scores to viewing the real-time eruption of a raging Hawaiian volcano spewing molten lava.
NewsNova Scotia Power Awards ContractOpen Systems International Inc. (OSI) has been awarded a contract to supply a next-generation energy management system (EMS) to Nova Scotia Power, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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