Quarterly Issue 4
Issue 4 - January 2025

Power Points | Some End-Of-Year Thoughts on Grid Modernization Progress/Impediments

By Elisabeth Monaghan, Editor in Chief

In this issue, EET&D Magazine wraps up 2024 with a great lineup of articles from experts, who have added to the conversation about how the electric energy sector is working to reduce global emissions by 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.
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The Grid Transformation Forum | Embracing Immediate Solutions to an Aging Electrical Grid

By AJ Hall, AES and Jonathan Marmillo, LineVision

AJ Hall with AES and Jonathan Marmillo with LineVision share a case study on the role Grid Enhancing Technologies – specifically Dynamic Line Ratings – play in improving grid efficiency quickly. They partnered to deploy DLR sensors across AES transmission lines in Indiana and Ohio, which significantly expanded grid capacity in those locations.
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Green Ovations | AI-Ready Rugged Mobile Computing in T&D

By Sasha Wang, Durabook Americas, Inc.

This article examines advances in rugged mobile computing, especially in Artificial Intelligence (AI) -ready mobile devices, implemented in electric energy T&D fieldwork and the resulting benefits to the electric energy industry.
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Accelerating Investments in Low-Carbon Hydrogen

By Peter Warren, CGI

The energy sector faces unique challenges in responding to the climate crisis. Currently, 75% of greenhouse gas emissions and nearly 90% of carbon emissions come from fossil fuels. Because of this, the industry is deeply motivated to address the issue and demonstrate effective solutions.
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Powering the Future: The Digital Transformation of the Electric Utility Industry

By Scotty Buoy, Sendero Consulting

As energy consumption rises, the electric utility sector is facing intense pressure to enhance operational efficiency and improve the customer experience to meet evolving demands. With automation and an array of other technological advancements being implemented globally, electric utility companies must innovate to meet customer expectations.
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How Advanced Coatings Are Enhancing Durability, Performance in a Strained Energy Sector

By Maria Lamorey, PPG and Barry Powell, Siemens

Due to the rapid expansion of data centers, the electrification of HVAC/manufacturing processes and the build out of electric vehicle infrastructure, the electrical consumption for the United States is forecast to grow more than 25% by 2050, according to the U.S. Energy Infrastructure Administration.
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Omaha Public Power District and Rugged Devices: Streamlining Field Operations

By Kevin Egan, Panasonic Connect

To accommodate this growing demand for electricity, OPPD embarked on a transformative journey toward becoming a digital utility company. This strategic shift involved integrating sophisticated data management systems and robust communications networks to allow OPPD to collect, store and analyze electricity usage data in real-time.
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Guest Editorial | Challenges Impeding Electrification and Digital Transformation and Why Device Management Can Help

By Curt Ahart, Digi International

Electrification continues to ramp up globally as part of the larger push to move away from fossil fuels to alternative energy, including wind and solar. While electrification and other modernization efforts, like digitalization, are admirable and necessary endeavors, electrical utility companies and most other utilities, for that matter, face several major challenges that impede progress.
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Guest Editorial | Three Key Steps for Successfully Bridging the Gap Between IT and OT

By Ben Dwinal, TRC

I understand the instinct to take a macro view by thinking about bits and bytes of data. It may be counterintuitive but getting down close to data in this way will give your organization clarity about how to shape your overall strategy.
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Guest Editorial | Reducing Energy Consumption & Meeting Climate Goals With Geothermal in the Built Environment

By Wyatt Roberts, Dandelion Energy

To move quickly with impact and precision, we should look to the built environment to make substantial changes to our carbon footprint and environmental impact. … Specifically, geothermal heat pumps need to become standard installations, replacing traditional, fossil-fuel-burning furnaces and becoming the appliance of choice in new construction to maximize efficiency and scalability.
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Guest Editorial | Navigating the Grid: Transforming Federal Funding Into Utility Projects

By Emily Roth, HARTING Inc.

With the much-nuanced interplay between government priorities, industry dynamics, technological adaptation and regional considerations, we seek to examine how to empower stakeholders with actionable insights into how federal funding can be maximized to drive meaningful (and tangible) transformation within the utility infrastructure landscape.
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Guest Editorial | Increased Distribution Grid Investment Is Essential for Realizing a Clean Energy Future

By Ernst Scholtz, S&C

… The strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions aren't being pursued in a vacuum. They disrupt the United States electric grid, particularly local distribution grids already being tested by increasing extreme weather. There's a clear case that distribution grids need additional investment to maintain and improve the resilience and reliability of the grid in the face of the growing added stresses of electrification, intermittent renewables and DERs.
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Powherful Forces | Jennifer Sabetti, OldCastle Infrastructure

By Elisabeth Monaghan, Editor in Chief

For our final Powherful Forces column of 2024, we are featuring Jennifer Sabetti, regional president, Trench & Metals for OldCastle Infrastructure. Here, Sabetti talks about her work in the power industry, what trends we should keep an eye on and where she thinks the industry is headed over the next five years.
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