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Street Light Automation Expected to Strengthen AMI Network

Street light automation is expected to improve efficiency of lighting management, support voltage optimization, monitor power factor, accurately measure energy usage, and strengthen the AMI communication network. AEP Texas has partnered with Landis+Gyr to carry out one…

UAI StaffMay 25, 2023

Asset & Workforce Regulations Safety

Safety Leading Indicators Resource Development for Workplace

Safety leading indicators provide information about the effective performance of safety and health activities and enable employers to take preventative action. The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is seeking stakeholder input regarding…

UAI StaffMay 24, 2023

Asset & Workforce Customer Grid Strategy Technology

5 Ways Utilities Accomplish More with Real-Time Data

Utilities need to ensure that the data they are collecting is high quality, specific to their needs, preemptive in nature, and, most importantly, real-time. In the utility industry, high-quality data plays a critical role in effectively managing…

Matt DeterMay 5, 2023

Asset & Workforce Strategy Technology Videos

Harnessing AI and autonomous systems for more effective asset maintenance

In Chicago, Illinois, Oracle has built a state-of-the-art facility that brings together utility customers, technology partners, and subject matter experts to collaborate and accelerate innovation. It’s known as the Oracle Industries Innovation Lab. One of many current experiences…

Jason Kriendler and Jason Duncan-WilsonMay 4, 2023

Asset & Workforce Grid Technology

Digitally Transform Grid Analytics with Drone Inspection and AI

Digital transformation has revolutionized the utility industry in recent years, and the integration of drone technology and artificial intelligence (AI) is no exception. Utilities are beginning to leverage the power of drone inspection and AI to improve grid…

OptelosApril 28, 2023

Grid Asset & Workforce

First Steel Towers Erected for Australia’s Largest Transmission Project

The project is expected to provide cheaper, more reliable, and sustainable energy to Australian households and businesses. Australia’s largest transmission project, EnergyConnect, has achieved a significant milestone with the erection of the first of 1,500 steel towers…

UAI StaffApril 28, 2023

Asset & Workforce Grid Strategy Technology

Duke Energy Begins Operation of 11-MW Battery Storage System in North Carolina

The new battery storage system uses lithium iron phosphate chemistry, has a system rating of 11-MW/11-MWh, and covers approximately one acre of physical space. Duke Energy has begun the commercial operation of an 11-MW battery storage system in…

UAI StaffApril 27, 2023

Asset & Workforce Customer Grid Strategy Technology We Are UAI

Q&A with UAI: Digital Transformation, Data and Analytics in the Utility Space

Within the utility sector, data used to be primarily collected for reporting purposes, but it is now starting to be used as a driver for decision-making. The DIREXYON team recently sat with Gina Weber, Managing Director for Energy Membership…

Sophie Furnival, (Direxyon Technologies)April 25, 2023

Grid Asset & Workforce

Consumers Energy to Install Over 120 New Automatic Transfer Reclosers to Reduce Power Outages

The 2023 Automatic Transfer Recloser (ATR) deployment plan is part of the company’s overall strategy to enhance the electric grid’s reliability and make it more resilient. Consumers Energy has revealed plans to install 123 new automatic transfer…

UAI StaffApril 25, 2023

Grid Asset & Workforce Technology

How Can Utilities Implement DERs in their Capital Planning?

There was a point last summer, as unprecedented heat gripped California and wildfires raged through the state, when it seemed that the power grid might collapse. It didn’t — but only thanks to efforts by local utilities and communities…

Sophie Furnival (Direxyon Technologies)April 12, 2023

Strategy Asset & Workforce

Building Resilience in Utilities: The Why, the What and the How

Change is the only constant. Yes, it’s a cliché. But old clichés tend to bear some element of truth. How do organizations plan strategies of resiliency within an inherently unstable environment? These days, an organization’s ability to…

Sophie Furnival (Direxyon Technologies)April 11, 2023

Asset & Workforce Grid Technology

Why is More Sustainable Asset Management for Utilities Important?

Modern society is more dependent on power grids than never before. From cars and buses to buildings, the shift from fossil fuels to electric energy carries enormous promise for a greener future. And utilities will play an essential…

Casey WerthApril 4, 2023

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