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Granular T&D Topology Identification
Bryce Johanneck
Principal Consultant, Advisory Services
Due to circumstances that are well understood and accepted, we’re amid the greatest transition and arguably the largest and most complex machine the world has ever experienced. As we continue to deploy variable generation at increasingly distributed locations while simultaneously electrifying new end uses, there’s a growing need to focus on granular visibility and control of our Transmission and Distribution infrastructure.
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Managing Utility Change and Transformation During the Next Wave of Technological and Social Transformation
Brad Cawn
Senior Advisor and Practice Lead, Knowledge Transfer
By the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recession in the spring of 2020, those of us in the utility sector could be considered “old pros” at navigating change and uncertainty. More technological, operational, and personnel changes have occurred in the industry over the last 10 years than the previous 50 combined. While other industries are now transitioning to the future in terms of who their workers will be and what they will be doing, the utility sector finds itself in an ideal position when it comes to its labor force. It is essential and relatively stable.
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Electrification of Freight Mobility: Important Considerations for Utilities
Richard Fioravanti
Director, Transportation Electrification
Over the past few years, there have been several transportation electrification studies focusing on the mobility of people via individual vehicles, taxi/ridesharing, or mass transit.
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Looking Back and Looking Forward
H. Lee Willis
Senior Vice President Emeritus, Quanta Technology
I began my career in 1968. As I look back on more than half a century in the power industry, there are three major long-term trends that stand out as the most significant. They played out over the last fifty-plus years and will all continue for decades to come.