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New York tests digital detection technique for transformer monitoring

Smart Energy International

New York’s Power Authority (NYPA) and University Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon) are co-leading a study to validate a detection technique for transformer monitoring that can help utilities better detect winding deformation problems without taking units out of service. million per incident.

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500,000 smart prepayment meters for Bangladesh

Smart Energy International

The Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) is to install 500,000 smart prepayment meters as part of an advanced metering infrastructure solution from Itron. In addition to laying the groundwork for a more robust and resilient grid, BREB should be enabled to connect customers’ smart home devices with Itron’s AMI solution.

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Three Ohio utilities set for additional 1.4 million smart meters

Smart Energy International

A settlement has been reached on the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities’ second phase grid modernisation plan, including expanding the state smart meter rollout. The first phase included the installation of approximately 706,000 smart meters , while the second phase will allow for expansion for the remaining estimated 1.4

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Air Quality Monitoring Networks Support More Climate-Resilient Communities

Energy Innovation

This post is the fourth in a series titled “Real Talk on Reliability,” which will examine the reliability needs of our grid as we move toward 100 percent clean electricity and electrify more end-uses on the path to a climate stable future. It was written by Savannah M. Communities across the U.S. The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires the U.S.

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Monitoring for flood management

Envirotec Magazine

Monitoring NFM. Given the wide range of potential NFM benefits outlined above, the number and type of parameters to be monitored are likely to be equally diverse. Monitoring data should be used to inform the design of NFMs. However, it maybe be possible to secure baseline data from other parties.

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Post pandemic environmental monitoring

Envirotec Magazine

The Environment Agency’s Environmental Sensor Network (ESNET) comprises modular water quality monitoring systems that can be quickly and easily deployed at remote sites. By Matt Dibbs, Managing Director of Meteor Communications, a firm that designs, builds and installs remote environmental monitoring systems. Water quality monitoring.

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Xcel Energy to instal 260,000 smart meters in Wisconsin

Smart Energy International

Xcel Energy has announced the start of the rollout of smart electricity meters in its Wisconsin service territory. The installations will start in the company’s southern communities and will lead to the installation of more than 260,000 of the new smart meters in the service area through 2025. million electricity and 2.1