Electric Energy T&D Magazine Quarterly Issue 3

12 - Power Points | Taking Steps to Mitigate Natural Disasters for a More Resilient Grid

By Elisabeth Monaghan, Editor in Chief

According to an article written this past March by the Western Fire Chiefs Association, in the 1990s an average of 3.3 million acres burned per year due to approximately 78,600 fires. Since 2000, that number has more than doubled, with an annual average of 70,025 wildfires burning an annual average of 7.0 million acres.
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14 - The Grid Transformation Forum | Enhancing Grid Resilience: Sequential Strategies for Effective Wildfire Mitigation

By Neil Placer, Michele Pastore, EnerNex and Matthew Muthard, Jeff Hildreth, KEMA Labs

In this issue's Grid Transformation Forum, we hear from four industry experts on steps that must be taken to enhance the grid — especially when it comes to wildfire mitigation.
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20 - Green Ovations | Essential Factors for Managing Vegetation and Mitigating Outages With Unmanned Aircraft Systems

By Matt Zafuto, Cyberhawk

As drone technology becomes increasingly sophisticated and affordable, many utility companies are using drones to visually inspect towers and power lines at higher altitudes than any human worker can safely reach.
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26 - Power Quality in Low Voltage Areas: The Netherlands' Energy Transition Relies on Sophisticated Remote Telemetry Systems

By Ronald Robbertsen, Ovarro

The Netherlands' 2019 Climate Act has set legally binding targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. First, to reduce emissions to 95% compared with 1990's levels and, second, for 100% of electricity to come from renewables by that year.
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30 - Medium Voltage in the Age of Digitization: Navigating MV Trends in the U.S.

By Melton Chang, Schneider Electric

In addition to the rise of medium voltage applications, there is also a demand for more digitization in equipment, providing end users with increased visibility into equipment status and proactive maintenance, as well as an increased focus on sustainable solutions.
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34 - Accelerating Change in a Transformative Environment

By Gaurav Gupta, Kotter

Organizations that can create more engagement and leadership from their employees will be best suited to take advantage of the opportunities presented by new legislation and the shifting energy landscape.
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38 - Guest Editorial | Transmission Grid Operators Need to Fuel the Economy — With or Without Government Regulations

By Jørgen Festervoll, Heimdall Power

Massive electrification of the economy combined with extreme weather incidents are pushing power grids to their limits. And the challenges will only continue to grow: according to a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), global electricity demand is anticipated to climb by about one-third to three-quarters by 2050.
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42 - Guest Editorial | Bridging the Gap Between OT/IT: A Critical Step for Navigating a Perfect Storm of Challenges

By Craig Cavanaugh, TRC

There is a common thread that runs through any discussion of how to solve these issues – namely the need to build a bridge between two sides of utility operations that have been purposefully kept apart for decades: OT and IT.
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46 - Guest Editorial | Enhancing Utility Operations Through Technology Integration

By Chad T. Hall, Panasonic Connect

These industry challenges, and many others, underscore the urgent need for an integrated approach to digitalization, in which hardware, software and services are deployed in a strategic, holistic manner to position utility companies for both immediate success and future growth.
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52 - Guest Editorial | Trends in Footprint Reduction for Energy Storage

By Dave Dong, nVent

Because renewable sources cannot produce power on demand in the same way that legacy power generation technologies can, energy must be reliably stored to bridge the gap between when it is generated and when people need it.
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56 - Guest Editorial | Optimizing Control Room Operations: How New-Generation Technology Enhances Operator Efficiency in Electric Energy Management

By Tyler Bonner, Diversified

Control rooms are frequently designed as if they are general office spaces for average office employees rather than for operators who work at organizations that are under heavy scrutiny by government agencies and who spend sustained, long-cycle shifts on mission-critical work.
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62 - Powherful Forces | Bobbi Harris, UBBA

By Elisabeth Monaghan, Editor in Chief

For our Q3 issue's Powherful Forces profile, we asked Bobbi Harris, executive director of the Utility Broadband Alliance (UBBA) to talk about her career trajectory, her role at UBBA and UBBA's role in the utility sector.
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