Smart Grid

Exploring Sunk Cost Fallacy at DistribuTECH 2019

February 12, 2019

DistribuTECH 2019 was filled with new products, impressive keynote speakers and thought-provoking sessions. But what stuck in my head was one overriding theme...

12 Ways to Get More Out of Your AMI Network

January 30, 2019

If you ask your neighbor to describe the local electric utility, I doubt you would hear the words “technologically sophisticated”. Utilities are plagued with a public perception that doesn’t necessarily match reality. However, for the past decade, utilities have been experiencing a metamorphosis...

3 Ways Next-Gen AMI Serves Your Members Better than Power Line Carrier Systems

January 2, 2019

When utilities first adopted Power Line Carrier (PLC) technology, the ability to leverage existing power lines for a communications network was a powerful...

The Hidden Problem of the Wi-SUN Alliance

November 28, 2018

It’s a compelling story. Imagine an alliance, formed to develop a mesh AMI communication standard that provides a ubiquitous platform for interoperability. However...