Advanced weather prediction tools, renewable energy integration, and grid modernisation are some of the key initiatives currently being undertaken by utilities to ensure network resilience in the face of power outages caused by extreme weather events and climate-related disasters. This is according to new research published today by Wi-SUN Alliance, a global association of leading companies that specifies open standards-based, interoperable technology solutions for smart utilities, smart cities and other IoT and IIoT wireless communication applications.
The research among senior professionals in the utilities and power sectors highlights the role of new tools and technologies to help improve resilience and outage recovery times as weather events and environmental disasters become commonplace. According to the US Department of Energy, extreme weather conditions – from heatwaves to arctic vortexes – have...
