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How to Avoid Gridlock When Integrating Wind Generation

Admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:48:20 +0000

As distributed generation becomes more prevalent, its aggregated generation is impacting how the power grid functions. Connecting wind plants to the grid at the distribution and transmission levels has necessarily become more technically challenging. Properly specified equipment and careful overall … Continue reading →

Envisioning the 21st Century Grid

Admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:43:11 +0000

The modernization of the 21st century electrical grid is a journey that can leave more questions than answers. What is the vision for the future of the electrical grid? How do new technologies affect this vision? What innovations are causing … Continue reading →

Community Energy Storage Systems: Meeting the Need for Energy Storage at the Grid’s Edge

Admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:40:05 +0000

In the next decade, utilities will face unprecedented challenges . . . from responding to rapidly changing electricity use patterns and reducing carbon emissions to managing renewable resource intermittency and larger peak loads from plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). To enable … Continue reading →

S&C and Alstom Grid Introduce Integrated Layered Intelligence Solution for Electrical Grid

Admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:19:41 +0000

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 25, 2012 S&C Electric Company and Alstom Grid, global smart grid leaders, today announce an integrated solution combining S&C’s IntelliTeam® SG Automatic Restoration System and Alstom Grid’s e-terradistribution™ Integrated Distribution Management System (IDMS). This new solution is … Continue reading →

S&C Introduces New Solutions to Improve Grid Reliability, Efficiency, and Capacity

Admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:00:15 +0000

S&C Electric Company, a smart grid leader shaping the future of reliable electric delivery, announces a suite of new and enhanced products for smart grids today at DistribuTECH. The expanded solution sets use intelligent devices embedded throughout the grid to … Continue reading →

S&C Electric Company Europe Certifies Commitment to Carbon Reduction

Admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:39:21 +0000

S&C’s UK operations are awarded CEMARS certification- setting a 10% carbon emissions reduction target by 2016 S&C Electric Company has been awarded the ISO accredited CEMARS (Certified Emissions Measurement And Reduction Scheme) certification for measuring its UK carbon footprint and … Continue reading →

Perfect Power Seal of Approval Academy Taking Place in Austin, TX

Admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:32:14 +0000

S&C will participate in the Perfect Power Seal of Approval™ (PPSoA) Academy on February 23rd, 2012 in Austin, Texas. The PPSoA was created by the Perfect Power Institute to provide smart grid professionals with key design methods, criteria and performance … Continue reading →

The Benefits of Grid Optimization Technology

Admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:21:31 +0000

As energy demands increase, and power-hungry new technologies such as electric vehicles (EVs) proliferate, utilities will need to find ways to meet peak-load requirements. Volt-VAR optimization, which reduces losses from transmission and distribution, can free up much-needed capacity to help … Continue reading →

Article on Distribution Planning for the Smart Grid

Admin — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:41:16 +0000

Electric distribution has traditionally involved a radial design with one back-up power source to provide customers with electrical service from their neighborhood substation. Power has fundamentally flowed in one direction, from the substation to the meter, to meet the customer’s … Continue reading →

S&C Solution Protects Critical NASA Facility From Power Outages

Admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:47:28 +0000

S&C Electric Company, a global smart grid leader, today announces that it has delivered, installed and commissioned a PureWave® UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply for NASA’s Goldstone Deep Space Communication Complex managed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. S&C’s PureWave … Continue reading →

S&C Rapidly Replaces Legacy Mesh Without Any External Hardware Changes

Admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:53:33 +0000

In Minnesota, Xcel Energy used two different communications systems to provide connectivity: a point-to-point supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and mesh for S&C’s IntelliTeam®-enabled switches that require peer-to-peer communications. Following a system upgrade, Xcel Energy had difficulty bringing the … Continue reading →

Mesh Radio Overcomes Mountain of Obstacles for Arizona Co-Op

Admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:51:15 +0000

Trico Electric, a non-for-profit cooperative serving more than 38 thousand customers in southern Arizona wanted to automate a crucial line on their overhead system, located in the remote Mt. Lemmon vicinity. A popular skiing and hiking destination, Mt. Lemmon’s geography … Continue reading →

Top S&C News of 2011

Admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:40:35 +0000

In case you missed these stories during 2011, make sure you check out the most-viewed news stories on S&C’s website from this year: S&C Introduces Three-Shot Type XS Cutout S&C Celebrates 100th Anniversary with New Smart Grid Solutions Demonstration Center … Continue reading →

How the Smart Grid Impacts Illinois

Admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:36:41 +0000

“Illinois electricity IQ charges ahead. Next stop – smart grid” is a featured story in the November 30, 2011 issue of Northwestern University’s Medill Reports – Chicago. It discusses the many ways in which smart technologies will transform the grid … Continue reading →

Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe 2011

Admin — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:14:04 +0000

S&C is excited to participate in the 2nd annual IEEE PES European conference and exhibition on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies. Hosted by the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Manchester from December 5th – 7th, the … Continue reading →

IntelliTeam SG Significantly Reduces Outage Impact at Midwest City

Admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:04:19 +0000

To enhance service reliability for their customers, Ameren, a utility serving portions of Missouri and Illinois, has installed self-healing grid technology featuring S&C’s industry-leading IntelliRupter® PulseCloser and IntelliTeam® SG. The system was recently put to the test. An animal intrusion caused … Continue reading →

S&C Launches Twitter Handle

Admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:00:41 +0000

Do you use Twitter or apps supported by Twitter (like Flipboard for iPad)? Now, you can follow S&C to keep up with our latest news and perspective, as well as share your perspective on issues impacting our industry. Follow S&C … Continue reading →

Hospital Upgrades Electrical System with S&C Switchgear

Admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:51:25 +0000

This new case study describes how S&C helped a Montreal hospital improve reliability of their electrical system. S&C designed, built, installed, and commissioned an automated source-transfer system. The system uses Remote Supervisory Vista and custom metal-enclosed switchgear and provides the … Continue reading →

S&C Electric Company Boosts Production at California Wind Farm

Admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:31:49 +0000

S&C Electric Company, a global leader in renewable energy integration, today announces that it will provide a complete procure-construct solution for Coram Ridge Wind Farm in Mojave, California. S&C will procure and construct the electrical equipment necessary to connect 34 … Continue reading →

Midwest Energy Leadership Award Presented to S&C

Admin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:58:51 +0000

On October 19, S&C Electric Company was presented a Midwest Energy Leadership Award, at the Great Lakes Symposium on Smart Grid and the New Energy Economy, at the Illinois Institute of Technology. S&C was honored for its role as an … Continue reading →