Quarterly Issue 3
Issue 3 - September 2023

Power Points | Access and Collaboration Play Key Roles in Grid Modernization

By Elisabeth Monaghan, Editor in Chief

Because of so much happening with technology, training, processes and policies, it is likely that most industry partners in the electric power sector are involved with some aspect of the modernization of the power grid. In this issue, we feature some of the efforts underway to meet grid modernization.
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The Grid Transformation Forum | Mission Accomplished: Dominion Energy South Carolina Enlists Tower Raising Company to Upgrade Remotely Located Transmission Tower

By Kelvin Rogers, Dominion Energy South Carolina and Mike Haight, Ampjack America

For this quarter's Grid Transformation Forum column, we spoke with Kelvin Rogers, general manager of Transmission Operations and Construction for Dominion Energy South Carolina, and Mike Haight, business development director with specialized tower raising company, Ampjack, about the 15/46kV Stevens Creek-McCormick transmission line upgrade project, and how they tackled the challenges it posed.
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Green Ovations | The Importance of a Converged Fan for Grid Transformation

By Dominique Verhulst, Nokia

The Inflation Reduction Act provides $369 billion over the next decade to fund programs and incentives intended to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy. It will drive significant deployment of clean energy resources, including the rapid development of transmission lines and the transformation of the distribution grid.
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Intelligent Line Sensor Projects: How to Get Your Grid Modernization Efforts off the Ground

By Randy Cough, Sentient Energy

Advanced line sensing solutions are industry-accepted as one of the most effective ways to gain the real-time distribution system performance and reliability data necessary to meet today's power delivery demands.
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EV Adoption: Driving Customer Engagement Is Critical to Grid Stability

By Paul McDonald, Opower (part of Oracle Energy)

As more EVs pop up in driveways across the country, there is a prime opportunity to reframe how utilities think about the interaction between customers and the grid that powers their lives.
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Becoming Outage Resilient With Remote Access to Critical

By Ismet Pekin, Opengear

Perhaps the most talked about issue currently plaguing companies in the energy sector is the surge in weather-related power outages. While escalating weather-induced power outages necessitate a response, such outages do not represent the only type of outage afflicting those in the industry.
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Engaging Connectivity: Best Practices for Building Infrastructure in Remote Locations

By Stefan Glander, Access Limited Construction

Like all construction projects, working in remote environments is not without risk or for the unprepared. But the unique challenges these locations bring often call for an even more expansive — and often customizable — checklist to ensure success.
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Guest Editorial | Are Microgrids the Resilient Solution to Our Power Grid Woes?

By Ellie Gabel, Revolutionized

Microgrids could solve these woes by providing solutions in an accessible format. Since microgrids are on a smaller scale, it's easier to determine energy needs and how well-connected technologies perform. But are these microgrids the answer, or will nations still need to undergo total grid modernization for a sustainable planet?
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Guest Editorial | Smart Metering Solutions and Information Communications Technology Can Work Together to Enhance Utility Metering Systems' Operations
But Cyber Threats Must Also Be Considered

By Elisiario Cunha Neto, Ericsson

Around the world, utility providers are responding to a need for smarter ways to control energy flow. To thrive, utility companies are adapting and harnessing the power of connectivity to build more reliable, secure and flexible digital infrastructures – including smart metering.
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Guest Editorial | Paving the Way for Grid Modernization With Private Broadband

By Bobbi Harris, Utility Broadband Alliance (UBBA)

The old saying “out with the old, in with the new” has never been more appropriate for utilities in the age of grid modernization – particularly when it comes to communication. No longer can utilities rely on the siloed, narrowband wireless networks of yesterday to meet the demands of an evolving, distributed digital grid.
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Guest Editorial | At the Core of Control System Design Are Standards, Standards and Standards

By Robert M. Ard, Valmet

A Distributed Control System (DCS) serves as the hub of a processor's operations and controls and monitors key variables such as flow, applied temperatures, pressure, level and material conveying/handling. The DCS' HMI collects all the data from the production equipment and presents it in a highly “human-factored” manner for an operator.
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Powherful Forces | Felicia Kohlenberger, S&C

By Elisabeth Monaghan, Editor in Chief

Felicia Kohlenberger talks about her role at S&C and how the role of human resources professionals is changing.
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