Key Risk Evaluations of Assets by Utilities Focus on Regulation, Evolving Customer Expectations

It falls to utilities to ensure their assets perform safely and reliably while meeting regulatory and environmental standards. How are utilities managing risk amid surging DER and the growing threat of major weather-related disruptions?

Utilities Must Constantly Be on Offense in Cat-and-Mouse Game Against Hackers

With the influx of DER, utilities' grid and communications networks are becoming more integrated and complex, opening them up to vulnerabilities. As hackers grow more sophisticated, utilities are ramping up cybersecurity.

For Utilities, the Road Map to Resilience Must Be Focused, Holistic

As climate change continues to flex its catastrophic muscle, a storm is brewing for U.S. utilities.

5G Implementation Comes Down to Communication, Collaboration

The lure of 5G digitalization is strong, promising new connectivity and cost savings. But implementing 5G at scale will require collaboration among carriers, utilities, communities, state and local regulators and technology integrators.

The Call Is Coming From Inside the House: Private Utility Networks Bring Efficiency, Control and Reliability

Reliable communications networks allow utilities to deliver uninterrupted #power to customers. No longer content to outsource their communications networks to public carriers, utilities are bringing networks in-house via fiber optics and wireless.

'Manager of Managers': Rise of Distributed Devices Drives Call for Network Management Solutions

Millions of devices are measuring and sometimes controlling the health of our utility networks, and millions more are coming.

Advanced Distribution Modernization Can Smooth the “Changing Physics” of the Grid

New Black & Veatch report finds that advanced distribution modernization sees utilities rapidly adopting digital technologies such as sensors, automated line switches and advanced remote monitoring to give themselves more control and faster response.

United They Stand: DER and Non-Wire Alternatives Are Pulling Utility Teams Together

When it comes to planning, utility managers are working to break down silos and overcome barriers in an effort to operate more cross-functionally as they tackle the challenges of distributed energy resources and non-wires alternatives.

Grid Modernization Goes Mainstream, Reliability Is Primary Goal

New Black & Veatch report finds that grid mod efforts are maturing as utilities double down on distribution investments to boost resilience. What was once a “nice to have” has quickly transformed into a “must” in today’s evolving utility landscape.

Communication Networks Are Key to Delivering the Grid of the Future

Black & Veatch’s 2020 Strategic Directions: Smart Utilities Report analyzes how major trends are reshaping the grid of the future. From two-way power flows to DER, utilities are working to ensure a more sustainable, reliable and resilient future.

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