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TechnologyInnovating Grid Resilience from the Outside In
Operational innovation—creating new ways of performing core business functions like grid asset management—can provide reliable, relatively low-cost transformation for electric utilities. One area for
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BusinessWhy Resiliency in the Electrical Grid Should Be Measured from the Customer’s Perspective
Reliability performance is core to the utility industry. Utilities strategically design and invest in their system to maximize reliability performance—traditionally measured by System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI), System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI), and/or Consumer Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI). These quantitative metrics largely drive utility investment decisions, shape strategic priorities, dictate regulatory approvals, […]
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Press ReleasesCON EDISON CLOSE TO COMPLETING $1 BILLION IN POST-SANDY STORM PROTECTIONS
NEW YORK – Four years after Hurricane Sandy caused more customer outages than any storm in Con Edison’s long history, the energy company is on schedule to complete $1 billion in upgrades to protect its systems from severe weather events. The company has installed submersible equipment that can withstand flooding, redesigned underground electrical networks, installed […]