Wildfire threats, intense storms, changing load profiles, an aging population and the increased reliance on electricity due to EVs, AI and natural gas moratoriums are key business drivers to ensure that outages are minimized and quickly mitigated. By combining grid edge intelligence use cases such as high-performance ping, location awareness, advanced transformer load monitoring, outage identification analysis and services, advanced outage awareness can be realized. Learn how utilities are enhancing their outage management programs through best practices that are ultimately leading to key benefits including SAIDI/CAIDI reduction, accurate customer notifications, reduced patrol time and staging points for storm preparations, faster outage identification/restoration, predictable O&M requirements and higher customer satisfaction.

Utilities are now integrating high-bandwidth grid edge intelligence (from the substation to behind-the-meter) with Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS) (from the transmission grid to the substation). This integration means that utilities have visibility into and control of distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS), virtual power plants (VPPs) and other applications. This session will provide the following takeaways:

•Hear about the key challenges that utilities face today due to lack of visibility

•Learn how ADMS plus grid edge intelligence enables grid operators to gain greater situational awareness and real-time insights with key measurements and notifications

•Understand how this integration delivers value to customers across multiple business units, including infrastructure investment, grid planning, operations and asset management

Accurate wildfire prevention, detection and immediate response within the utility landscape is crucial due to a critical challenge in reducing the ignition gap and minimizing the risk of wildfires. By integrating with existing monitoring and response systems, a solution exists that not only alerts relevant personnel in real-time but also facilitates seamless coordination and response, minimizes false alarms through comprehensive validation methods, directs resources towards real threats and optimizes response efficiency. Understand tips, tricks, best practices and lessons learned from utilities based in areas prone to wildfire risk and how distributed intelligence and sensing technologies are being used to mitigate these issues. Learn how utilities are focusing on real-time monitoring, advanced AI technology, and seamless integration to take proactive measures in preventing ignition events, safeguarding infrastructure and protecting customers.