Utility and public interest in renewable integration within distribution networks has rapidly risen in popularity. For the public, general sentiments concerning global warming and the environment have ...

Autility's distribution system has the greatest impact on customer perception of utility services. This is because disturbances on the distribution system are responsible for about 90% of outages, ...

Increasingly, utilities are deploying intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) and other smart apparatus in substations and along distribution feeders as well as equipping field workers with laptop, tabl ...

Conventional thinking considers the aging utility workforce a critical problem demanding a call to arms. Although the demographics are more pronounced within the utility industry than in many other ...

Failing to comply with the PRC-005 requirements for battery maintenance can reduce the life and performance of batteries, in addition to incurring fines.. . .

With meter data analytics, utilities are recognizing the true value of their Smart Grid investment: Data. The business world today is undergoing a swirl of change. However, amid all the uncertainty, ...

HV capacitors are key components in circuit breakers and voltage transformers, used in the transport and distribution of electrical energy .... . .

Walking the tight rope between profitability, public image and customer relations can be tricky, especially when the entire energy industry is watching utility movements closely.. . .

This article is another in the series looking at the all-important Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) and its ramifications, from the legal standpoint that will impact energy producers and consumers well into this ...

Executives see the utility industry rapidly changing. Unlike any other time in the industry’s history, customers show a strong desire to achieve energy independence. There is a degree of uncertainty ...

Abstract: Partial discharge testing of in-situ power cable accessories is an emerging technology. Many diagnostic systems are being developed, both off-line and on-line that are providing much data.

Forward Video monitoring is a key component of an electric utility’s comprehensive physical security plan. For utilities following NERC CIP 014 and the NERC Security Guideline for the Electricity ...