QuickChat: What Utilities Need Right Now to Advance the Distribution Grid

Rising demands, power reliability expectations for aging infrastructure, and the pressure to control costs are causing a perfect storm for utilities. How is the future of electrical distribution unfolding amid these challenges?

S&C's Chief Product Development Officer Joe Matamoros sat down for a T&D World QuickChat with Editorial Director Nikki Chandler to discuss how modernization is taking shape.

What the Future Holds

While grid modernization often conjures images of sweeping technology overhauls as seen with the telecom revolution, Matamoros offers a slightly different perspective for electrical distribution.

"We believe the future electrical distribution system will undergo a technology-enabled evolution rather than a technology-driven revolution," he explains.

What Utilities Need

For utilities working to integrate distributed energy resources, reduce outages, and manage costs at once, that evolution mindset means a greater need for easy-to-implement technological upgrades that bolster their existing systems.

Learn more about how utilities are shaping this evolution and how practical solutions like lateral automation are helping them stay ahead of aging infrastructure.