Market restructuring and regulatory requirements are changing the way utilities operate. At the center of industry change is the Customer Information System, often referred to as the CIS. By upgrading ...

If utility personnel responsible for cyber security compliance have had any exposure to the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) program sponsored by the North American Electric Reliability ...

The Power of Zinc and Weathering Steel Extends Steel’s Service Life The quality and inherent value of steel distribution poles is often enhanced by the process of hot-dip galvanizing, or the use of ...

Electric utilities recognize the need for new distribution network technologies to accommodate sustainable growth and customers’ growing interest in grid-connected, customer-owned technologies such as ...

Autility's distribution system has the greatest impact on customer perception of utility services. This is because disturbances on the distribution system are responsible for about 90% of outages, ...

IN THE PAST, the distribution aspects of electric utilities were part of vertically integrated monopolies responsible for generation, transmission, distribution, and customer service. Prior to the ...