For many years, the concept of the smart grid has been discussed as the great enabler for delivering utilities efficiently without the need for large capacity buffers of standby generation capability. The supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems have evolved and been internally integrated, and the primary defense in most cases is security through Continue reading →
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A health risk assessment expert asserts that radio frequency signals from smart meters are significantly weaker and more infrequent than those emitted by common devices such as cell phones and microwave ovens, and do not pose a health hazard to electric utility customer. via Radio Frequency Signals in Smart Meters Not a Health Risk.
The impact of massive weather events like the October snowstorm that downed trees and power lines across the Northeast will never be easy to predict, but Gary Dorris, PhD, President of Ascend Analytics, an energy analysis software provider, says his company’s newest product, PowerSimm Ops, can make it easier for the power industry to respond Continue reading →
Global Smart Grid communications and solutions leader, Trilliant, has selected McCabe IQ from McCabe Software to further improve code quality and mitigate risk in their award winning software and firmware. Trilliant provides communications solutions that deliver the benefits of the Smart Grid to utilities and their customers worldwide. These benefits include enhanced energy efficiency, improved Continue reading →
There are a lot of similarities between the build out of telecom and Internet infrastructure, and the current rollout of the smart grid. But here’s one major, and very important, difference between the construction of communications and energy networking, which the President and Chief Operating Officer of utility ComEd, Anne Pramaggiore, mentioned on a panel Continue reading →
