November/December 2014
Issue 18 - November 2014

PowerPoints: Impressed and Hopeful

By Terry Wildman, Editor-in-Chief

I recently attended the CIGRÉ Canada conference in Toronto and was very impressed by the lineup of presenters and cross-section of topics.
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The Grid Transformation Forum: Alstom and PG&E Advance Synchrophasor Grid Monitoring into Proactive Grid Stability Management

By Karim El Naggar

We are in discussion with Karim El Naggar, Vice President Network Management Solutions with Alstom Grid on the subject of the latest technology related to phasor measurement units (PMUs).
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Green Ovations: Mapping the Building Genome
How data analytics enables a better understanding of how buildings consume energy, and why open data can be a game-changer in the energy efficiency sector

By Bennett Fisher

Forty percent – that's the portion of energy that commercial and residential buildings consume. Yet, in spite of the fact that buildings are driving nearly half of all global energy consumption, 30 to 50 percent of that consumed energy is wasted.
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From Research to Action: Integrated Security Operations Centers: Advanced Security Monitoring and Threat Management

By Ralph King

Electric power companies increasingly are the targets of sophisticated attacks. These assaults include not just advanced cyber security threats, but physical attacks as well.
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Demand Response for Utilities in Restructured Markets: How to Get More from Existing Assets

By Kristen L.K. Brewitt

Effectively meeting electric utility distribution-level needs includes a focus on system reliability. To meet this need, distribution utilities must constantly consider how best to manage and operate distribution networks to deliver power and services continuously, efficiently, and safely at the lowest cost possible.
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On the Frontlines with High Voltage Power: A retired lineman on his quest to improve safety for his profession

By Jim Tomaseski

Like many linemen I've known, I was initially attracted to the job because it offered good pay and benefits, I enjoy working outdoors and, as long as I performed, I'd have job security. Linemen will be needed as long as people use electricity.
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Pioneering Spirit is Alive and Well in Alaska
Land Clearing Contractor Routinely Clears Way for Infrastructure Developments

By Tom Gross and Courtney Shafer

Although the golden age of railroads is long past, clearing rail extensions is just one of the infrastructure pioneering projects that TJs LandClearing – a Fairbanks, Alaska company routinely accomplishes.
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The Bigger Picture: Appliance Energy-Usage

By Kenneth Wacks

The Home-to-Grid Domain Expert Working Group (H2G DEWG), part of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP), has participated in the development of a new American National Standard important for smart grid customers.
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Security Sessions: In-grid Data Analytics Helps Utilities Slash Grid Losses and Power Theft

By Rudi Carolsfeld

Electricity distribution network operators face unique security challenges in that they cannot possibly track every ‘leak' in their distribution grids using smart meters alone.
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Guest Editorial 1: Applying Lessons Learned from Leading a Nuclear-powered Ship to the World of Advanced Utility Operations

By Mike Varney

As a former U.S. Navy captain with over 20 years' experience in operating nuclear-powered submarines, Mike Varney draws insightful parallels between commanding a submarine and operating a utility.
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Guest Editorial 2: San Bernard Electric Installs Advanced Data Exchange - Part I

By Doug Lambert and Dominic Geraghty

San Bernard Electric Cooperative, a rural cooperative distribution utility in southeast Texas, recognized the time, expense, and difficulty inherent in connecting a host of disparate, internal, customized systems that had been independently developed and were not interoperable.
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