Jason Plane is Utility Marketing Manager at Eaton.
Distributech is the largest transmission and distribution event in the country, and in 2025 expanded with focused convenings such as on data centers and AI. The event was held at the end of March in Dallas, Texas and offered education, connections, and solutions to drive the industry forward through the conference program and exhibition hall.
There were opportunities to explore innovations in electricity delivery automation, energy efficiency, demand response, and so much more. The Public Utilities Fortnightly team was there too and brings you here thoughts from attendees concerning issues of importance to the energy and utilities industry.
Enjoy these remarks on the future of energy that is coming fast. Featured here are perspectives from Eaton Utility Marketing Manager Jason Plane.
PUF's Joe Paparello: Talk about one or two of the big issues that you're hearing from utilities as you're servng some of your customers.
Jason Plane: Strengthening the grid against the threat of wildfires is a major priority as extreme weather events occur with more frequency. Eaton is an intelligent power management company, and we have one of the broadest portfolios of solutions for utilities and work with most North American utilities.