This utility industry is on track to spend $1.6 trillion in the coming two decades on generation, transmission and distribution. Clearly, new ways of creating and delivering power will change the business. How does such a capital intensive industry make wise technology investments when the consequences of error - will make them vulnerable to major competitive threats? more...

Webcast 1 of 2 - Please join Debra Brooks, Project Manager at Southern California Edison, for the replay of a compelling two-part webcast series that reviews the major technical changes throughout Southern California Edison as they unified their design process with new utility design software. SCE standardized and obtained efficiencies in design and engineering processes by utilizing AutoCAD® Utility Design (AUD) as their Transmission & Distribution graphical design tool. 

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In "The Quest - Energy Security and Remaking of the Modern World," Daniel Yergin addresses how electricity has become centrally important to modern life, how it can be made more secure, the threat to climate from greenhouse gas emission and new energy technologies on the horizon. Attend this webcast to hear an interview with Daniel Yergin as he discuss what is happening in the world of electricity - and what is likely to happen in coming years to shape our industry, economy and society. more...

The mountain of data now available to utilities can be utterly overwhelming. This webcast profiles utilities who are leveraging the new data they are receiving in a number of ways, across departments, and analyzes what they are learning. more...

The power industry is moving from proprietary solutions to open standards and interoperability, which will foster innovation, help avoid stranded assets and bring economies of scale and growth to the industry. more...

Today's utilities face the challenges of tighter IT budgets, reduced in-house development staff, and the need to quickly deliver business benefits through applications. Utilities also need to adapt to the rapid changes in smart grid technology, the electricity distribution system of the future. more...

"Security" involves protecting cyber and physical assets, as well as cultivating a culture that understands and practices sound policies. Utilities with generation and transmission assets, for instance, must meet federal requirements for critical infrastructure protection issued by the North American Electric Reliability Corp. The process is not simple or easy and, in fact, may not make your utility secure. Join this webinar to learn how to meet the NERC CIP requirements while also advancing internal security goals. more...

Information is vital to the utility enterprise. The dawn of the smart grid era means that utilities will gain an unprecedented avalanche of data on their systems and customers. That will raise the bar on business strategy and planning. What challenges do utilities face making intelligent, disciplined use of the data - and what kind of "wins" will they achieve by making the effort? more...

As electric utilities collect increasing amounts of data from smart devices, many find themselves data rich but information poor. They have not considered or don't yet realize it is possible to turn raw data into actionable information that can help manage and protect their sizable asset investments. more...

The move to the smart grid results in a paradigm shift regarding data. With the smart grid, utilities are transformed from distributors of power to brokers of information that handle millions of data transactions every day. more...