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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — GRID20/20, a provider of distribution transformer monitoring solutions, announced the release of its latest monitoring technology designed to facilitate grid modernization within the US, Ontario Canada, and abroad.
“Advanced Transformer Infrastructure is the required next step to improve grid reliability and resilience,” said Alan Snook, President of GRID20/20.
“As our insatiable desire to adopt clean (renewable) energy accelerates, and related mandates continue to be enacted, Distributed Energy Resources (DER) is growing rapidly. The undeniable problem is that our aging transformer fleets were never designed, nor even conceived to handle reverse energy impacts commonly introduced by DER. This reality sets the stage for a series of costly grid reliability, safety and resilience concerns,” added Snook.
According to the press statement, the new IoT turnkey solution with sensors and a suite of robust analytics capability provides operators with intra-grid information enabling them to reduce power outages, lessen serious fire/wildfire risk, and avoid damaging financial liability.
Source: GRID 20/20