Quarterly Issue 2
Issue 2 - June 2026

Power Points | Beyond Transactions: How Utilities Are Rethinking Infrastructure, Engagement and the Customer

By Elisabeth Monaghan, Editor in Chief

It is impossible to work in the electric energy sector without recognizing that rapid, ongoing change is constant. One thing, however, remains unchanged: electricity demand will only increase.
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The Grid Transformation Forum | The Grid Will Not Modernize Itself: Why AEIC's Grid Advancement Program Is Becoming a Movement

By Elizabeth Cook, Ph.D., AEIC

Across the country, utilities are being asked to connect new loads faster, integrate distributed energy resources, harden aging infrastructure, prepare for more extreme weather, manage affordability pressure, address supply chain constraints and modernize planning processes built for a slower, more predictable era. AI-driven data center load, electrification, distributed energy resources and climate volatility are converging at once, on a clock that no prior grid transition has had to keep.
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Green Ovations | Beyond Manual Sampling: How Real-Time Transformer Monitoring Cuts Costs While Boosting Grid Reliability

By Thomas Jarman, Vaisala

When KAMO Power detected acetylene in an 84 MVA transformer for the first time in its operational history, the utility faced a dilemma familiar to grid operators nationwide: How aggressively should the team respond? The fault gas had jumped from 0 to 1.2 ppm in a year, then climbed to 19 ppm over 6 months despite intensive manual sampling.
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From Service Provider to Energy Advisor: Redefining Utility Engagement

By Stefan Zschiegner, Itron

For much of their history, utilities have interacted with customers primarily through bills, service notices and periodic program communications. These touchpoints reflected a grid in which energy flows were predictable, pricing structures were largely static, and customer behavior had little immediate impact on system operations. Engagement served a transactional purpose: to communicate usage, collect payment and resolve issues when they arose.
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When Data Centers Shape the Grid
How AI-driven demand is reshaping transmission, distribution and medium voltage architectures

By Kyle Stromberg, G&W

The global power sector is entering a period of sustained change. According to the Electricity 2025 report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), electricity consumption is expected to grow steadily through 2027, driven by electrification across transportation, buildings and industry.
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Guest Editorial | The Smart Meter Paradox: Scaling Simple Technology While Mastering Complexity

By Jessica Lyman, Black & Veatch

Utilities have spent more than a decade deploying smart meters across their service territories. In many regions, those rollouts are now largely complete. Once deployments settle into a steady cadence, the work becomes familiar. Crews are scheduled, routes are optimized and productivity is tracked. Utilities know how to execute field operations — this is work the industry has done successfully done for generations. The harder challenge begins after the meters are installed.
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Guest Editorial | Virtual Power Plants: Key Tools to Achieving a More Reliable and Secure Energy Future

By Shikhar Pandey, IEEE, Ph.D.

With energy demand increasing, traditional fossil fuel assets phasing out and security risks growing, Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) are becoming an increasingly important tool to facilitate the global energy transition…. VPPs can play a critical role in supporting future energy growth and infrastructure security by providing gigawatts of clean energy capacity during emergencies and periods of high demand.
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Security Sessions | Debunking Common Utility Cybersecurity Myths
Why understanding popular misconceptions can help providers protect critical infrastructure in 2026 and beyond

By Victor Atkins and Adam Spratt on behalf of The Utility Broadband Alliance (UBBA)

In 2026, few operational priorities are more critical than cybersecurity, as a cyberattack can have devastating impacts with consequences for both a utility's infrastructure and its customers. So why do so many cybersecurity myths persist in the industry? Utility leaders in 2026 should approach cybersecurity with eyes wide open. That means setting the record straight on both the actors who seek to attack critical infrastructure, as well as the practices and principles that will be most effective in stopping them.
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Powherful Forces | Bridging Strategy and the Grid

By Ann Moore, AVEVA

"In my role at AVEVA as Industry Principal-Power & Utilities, I focus on working closely with utilities, regulators and industry partners to help translate strategic priorities such as grid modernization, resilience and reliability into practical, scalable execution," Moore explains. "A big part of what I do is to address the gap between technology and real-world operations, ensuring that solutions align with the complexities utilities are facing on the ground."
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