Distribution automation solutions are essential to helping utilities reduce the impact and duration of power outages. At S&C, we’ve worked with a number of utilities who’ve realized significant reductions in costly outages with self-healing technology, such as at EPB of Chattanooga, Tennessee. But full DA solutions are typically only applied on main utility distribution lines, [...]
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Chattanooga Steams Ahead with a New Economic Engine
It’s easy to feel pessimistic about the state of infrastructure in the U.S. Everywhere you look, there are signs that the nation is not investing in technology and systems that are badly needed to support the U.S. economy in the 21st century. The airways are clogged and burdened by outdated air traffic control systems. Bridges [...]
Smart Meters and Smart Grid Misconceptions
It seems there’s a new story every week on consumer concerns about AMI programs, like this recent AP story. And with every negative story about AMI, the general public’s perception of the smart grid as a whole—which continue to be closely linked to AMI—gets worse. There’s a simple solution to this problem. Just get rid [...]
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New Year’s Resolutions for the Grid
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Checking In: How’s That New Year’s Resolution Going?
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Illinois Business Leaders Urge Legislators to Overturn Quinn’s Veto
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