Quarterly Issue 4
Issue 4 - December 2023

Power Points | The Challenges and Solutions Driving Widespread EV Adoption

By Elisabeth Monaghan, Editor in Chief

But EVs are more than just an industry trend. Because car emissions are responsible for about 30% of greenhouse gas emissions, EVs give environmentally-conscious drivers, who can access and afford EVs, a way to lower their carbon footprint.
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The Grid Transformation Forum | Grid Modernization: A Case Study of Modernization for GIS

By Russ Halgerson, Brookings Municipal Utilities and Alex Shimmel, Locana

BMU worked with a Denver, Colorado-based location and mapping technology company to replace its legacy mapping with an enterprise GIS. Alex Shimmel, who represents the mapping technology company, and Russ Halgerson, who is the electric department manager at BMU, discuss their collaboration on modernization and share insights for other utilities.
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Green Ovations | Where Technology Meets Humanity: Emerging Trends in Utilities

By Ronald Hermans, Honeywell

If it's around long enough, every industry experiences change and disruption. The utility industry is no exception. When compared to other sectors of the economy, it may actually be experiencing a disproportionate amount of change driven by a wide range of factors — environmental, societal and technological.
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Energy 4.0 and Remote Asset Monitoring — How Utilities Benefit From Smart, Connected Devices

By Richard Harada, Systems With Intelligence

Industry 4.0 has long been a buzzword in the manufacturing and industrial sectors. Representing the fourth industrial revolution, Industry 4.0 highlights the transition from steam and electric power to modern advances in automation, data and analytics into four different categories.
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Poles Apart: The Surprising Truth About Power Pole Evaluation Methods and Their Results

By Nelson Bingel and Robert Batchelor, Osmose

An Atlanta-based structural resiliency and utility asset management company just completed a comparative study of multiple combinations of pole inspection methods to recalibrate which approaches provide the most reliable results for the circumstances and budget available.
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Four Key Factors in 2024: Sustainability Best Practices for Electrical Manufacturers

By Cheryl Hasty, nVent

As the world becomes more sustainable and electrified, electrical manufacturers will face increasing demand. Alongside that demand, manufacturers are facing increased pressure from a wide variety of stakeholders to operate more sustainably. Employees, customers, shareholders and governments are all pushing for companies to operate more sustainably, and companies are responding by setting sustainability goals to guide their efforts.
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Determining the ROI of Your Intelligent Line Sensor Projects

By Randy Cough, Sentient

In my previous article, I provided several steps to help utilities get their line sensing pilot projects rolling. Here, I'll provide guidance on how to take the next step: proving ROI from your line sensing pilot project.
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Guest Editorial | Utilities Want to Net Zero by 2050. They Need Better Software to Get There

By Andre Turenne, National Grid Partners

From his first days in office, President Joe Biden has targeted climate change as a top priority. The administration's key achievement on this front has been pushing through the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest climate action ever taken in history.
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Guest Editorial | Battery Swapping: Friend or Foe of the EV Charging Industry?

By Aatish Patel, XCharge

To combat the anxiety that EV drivers feel during long journeys, the EV industry has seen more charging networks emerge over the past decade.
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Guest Editorial | Expectation Shifts to Lifetime Readability

By Dan O'Connor, Tech Products, Inc.

For electric utilities and electric cooperatives, transmission and distribution identification products are critical to safe, efficient operation, maintenance and repair. These brief warnings or instructions must effectively convey key information to personnel.
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The Bigger Picture | Bridging the Generational Gap: The Future of Talent in Renewable Energy

By Michael J. Reidy, Interaction Associates

As green energy companies work to recruit a younger workforce, they will need to understand the generational challenges that inevitably accompany these efforts, readying the companies to implement thoughtful strategies for making their workforce more responsive and resilient.
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