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Going Smart at Scale

Your smart grid rollout should go live everywhere, right from the start.

Distribution Management: Any smart grid rollout will gain the greatest benefits if applied at scale right from the start, to the maximum number of feeders, if not all of them.

Microgrids: Where's the Beef?

Integration beats islanding, anyway you slice it.

A microgrid is a throwback. It’s anathema to what we know about economies of scale. Integration is what maximizes the ability of least-cost resources to reach load. By interfering with least-cost dispatch, microgrids can only raise energy costs.

Capitalizing on Consolidation

Macro- and microeconomic factors are combining to help utilities capture untapped value through M&A. The recent pace of deals probably will continue.
Macro- and microeconomic factors are combining to help utilities capture untapped value through M&A. The recent pace of deals probably will continue.