Quarterly Issue 4
Issue 4 - January 2021

Power Points | Innovation and the New, Virtual Norm

By Elisabeth Monaghan, Editor in Chief

In my column for the Q2 issue, I wrote that I believed innovation and resourcefulness would play key roles in getting the electric energy industry through the pandemic Here we are, six months later, and based on the information presented in this issue of EET&D Magazine, the electric energy sector has indeed demonstrated an abundance of resourcefulness and innovation in its response to the pandemic.
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The Grid Transformation Forum | Lessons Learned While Sheltering-in-Place

By Tilak Subrahmanian and Frank Gundal, Eversource

We spoke with Tilak Subrahmanian and Frank Gundal from Eversource to discuss how the pandemic has affected the company's energy programs and its customers, as well as how the company responded. They also share best practices they learned from this experience.
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Green Ovations | Solving Utilities' Data Challenges With Digital Twins

By Vonnie Smith, Bentley Systems, Jim Taylor, Siemens

To understand the value of digital twins for the utility sector, we hear from two industry leaders whose companies' partnership has helped shape grid modernization strategies for the utilities of the future.
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Adding and Adapting Demand Response Programs Despite COVID-19

By Erika Diamond, EnergyHub

Utilities have not lost focus on mitigating the risks to the grid that existing shifts are bringing, such as increasing renewable penetration and the rapid uptake of electric vehicles. For those utilities starting on their journey to draw value from DERs, here are five tips based on our experience of implementing, growing, and evolving DER programs across more than 50 utilities.
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Maximizing Microgrid Resilience Through Integrated Automation Strategies

By Rick Kephart, Emerson

Implementing a single-platform automation strategy for microgrid management mitigates the inefficiencies of disparate systems and provides numerous operational, maintenance and financial benefits. This is not a new concept: Utilities and independent power producers have a long history of implementing similar strategies with fieldproven technologies on the bulk power system to cost-effectively manage vital geographically dispersed generating assets.
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The Moving Targets of Reliability and Resilience

By Brian Levite, S&C Electric Company

The market increasingly expects energy systems to deliver more services and increase reliability, even as stresses to the system are increasing and our generation base is shifting. When a global pandemic is added to this equation, there is a pace of change utility systems and regulatory models simply aren't designed to handle.
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A Three-Part Guide to Remote Utility Management Through the Pandemic and Beyond

By Mike Mcgann, Sensus

The demand for remote management is clear, but the path to get there is not. Financial and operational pressures abound for utilities during this uncertain time, creating increased pressure to ensure investments are sound and that technology upgrades scale to meet evolving needs. This article provides a guide to exploring and implementing remote management at your organization.
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Guest Editorial | Why the Energy Sector Needs Remote Operations Capacity Today, and How to Succeed in the Transition

By Bill Moore, Xona

A hybrid workforce comprised of on-site, remote and distributed teams isn't just the future of the power industry. It's the present, and too many companies are falling behind. According to The Washington Post, as much as 90 percent of companies lacked adequate remote operations infrastructure to maintain continuity during this transition. The energy sector will have to navigate the pitfalls successfully without ignoring the operational necessity transformation.
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Guest Editorial | Establishing a Successful Transition to Remote Project Management

By Clarice Kinsella, Burns & McDonnell

The road to successful project management office (PMO) adoption and utilization begins with effective implementation. While there are many different models and types of PMOs, the shared intention of each is to improve project performance by standardizing processes and facilitating the sharing of tools and techniques that drive efficiency. When mapping out the right PMO that will support long-term project management excellence, utilities should focus on people, processes and technologies.
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Guest Editorial | Energy Efficiency Gets a Virtual Boost
How Utilities Are Using Virtual Assessments to Tap Into Higher Customer Engagement

By Seth Little, CLEAResult

Social distancing necessitated that utilities pause energy efficiency programs for customers, which traditionally required in-person assessments of customer homes. In the economic fallout that followed, utilities braced for hits to their revenue, As in other industries, virtual and digital technology has risen as a tool for utilities to maintain customer service in the new socially-distanced reality, and with this increased adoption, many previously unrealized benefits have become known.
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Guest Editorial | Redefining Resilience in Post COVID-19 and Why Adapting Your Data Strategy Matters

By Francois Laborie, Cognite North America

Utilities should think about resilience for their business models. This includes the means to respond to market opportunities like renewable energy and microgrids or securing market share against new entrants to the market. Disruption can and will come quickly, in the form of new storage technologies and breakthroughs in generation. Is your utility resilient enough to mobilize a new strategy at the speed of the market?
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The Bigger Picture | Energy Trading and the Insufficiency of Weather Forecasts

By Evan McNamara, ClimaCell

Energy trading consists of market trades involving development and consumption of energy and commodities. generated in many ways, or even stored in battery storage. In these systems, commodity and energy prices often fluctuate based on domestic or international weather patterns, energy usage, resource extraction and refinement, production activity and more.
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Security Sessions | Electric Utilities Need Secure Applications, Not Just Secure Communication Networks

By Roman Arutyunov, Xage

Electric utility distribution networks are composed of devices and software applications that cooperate with each other and humans in real-time. With DERs and grid edge devices added, electric distribution utilities may have hundreds of thousands of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs). Just one compromised component may create the potential for contagion. Security from core-to-edge, despite inherent challenges, is an absolute necessity.
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