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 T&D WORLD November 20, 2020

The Bits and Pieces Are Getting Smarter:  “Around the time NERC’s report was released, Newton-Evans Research Company, Inc. published the results of its grid modernization study. The study found that even with the pandemic, 48% of the utilities it surveyed are planning to launch smart grid projects either in 2020 or 2021. Those results say a great deal about the value of modern digital technology to the stakeholders of the power delivery system.”

T&D WORLD  March 13, 2020

COVID-19 Epidemic Impact on Protective Relays and Grid Modernization:  What will be the likely economic consequences to grid modernization plans and budgets now in place, seeing the COVID-19 epidemic disruptions, and even havoc, in a significant number of the world’s industrialized and developing nations?  See Chuck Newton’s article here:  https://www.tdworld.com/substations/article/21126125/covid19-epidemic-impact-on-protective-relays-and-grid-modernization 

Storage Revolution: This month’s issue of T&D World focuses on distributed energy resources. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) play a big part in that conversation and are more relevant to today…
Navigant Research anticipates that there will be a cumulative 35.5 GW of new energy storage built for critical infrastructure through 2027. According to experts with the Newton-Evans Research Co., the U.S. energy storage market will grow to more than $5 billion by 2024, which is about an eight-fold increase from 2019 levels. Approximately 25% of this anticipated storage capacity will address T&D issues directly.   See article at: https://www.tdworld.com/distributed-energy-resources/energy-storage/article/21133314/storage-revolution

 

T&D WORLD Online  November 21, 2019
Grid Modernization from an Energy Policy Perspective in 2019: This article is part of a two-part series on current policy trends, first presented at the Little Rock, Arkansas EMMOS Users Conference in September 2019.  Read the article here at: https://www.tdworld.com/grid-innovations/smart-grid/article/20973409/grid-modernization-from-an-energy-policy-perspective-in-2019

T&D WORLD Online  November 16, 2018
Combined Market for T&D Equipment Testing Hits $437 Million Last Year
https://www.tdworld.com/test-and-measurement/combined-market-td-equipment-testing-hits-437-million-last-year

T&D WORLD Online  October 1, 2018.
New Newton-Evans Research on Distribution Automation Available: https://www.tdworld.com/distribution/new-newton-evans-research-distribution-automation-available

T&D WORLD Online May 1, 2018
Utilities Implementing Distribution Automation Control Logic In SCADA Control Center Or Field Devices
http://www.tdworld.com/overhead-distribution/utilities-implementing-distribution-automation-control-logic-scada-control

T&D WORLD online November 30, 2017
International Utilities Planning to Expand Investments in Substation Modernization
http://www.tdworld.com/substations/international-utilities-planning-expand-investments-substation-modernization 

SCADA TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT News – 30 November 2017
Global Outlook for Substation Automation and Integration Continues to Show Impressive Growth
http://www.scadatechsummit.com/main/updates/global-outlook-for-substation-automation-and-integration-continues-to-show-impressive-growth/

NEMA’s EI Journal – November 2017
Growth Forecasted For Distribution Automation (article on page 13)
http://www.nema.org/news/EI%20PDF/EI_Nov17.pdf

LinkedIn – November 21, 2017
International Utilities Planning to Expand Investments in Substation Modernization; New Study Finds Contrasts in Approaches to Handling IP Tasks
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/international-utilities-planning-expand-investments-new-chuck-newton/

T&D WORLD August 14, 2017
Study Midpoint Finds Increase in Substation Construction and Retrofit Plans
http://www.tdworld.com/substations/study-midpoint-finds-increase-substation-construction-retrofit-plans

T&D WORLD July 18, 2017
Early Survey Results Show Growth in Substation Investment
http://www.tdworld.com/substations/early-survey-results-show-growth-substation-investment

T&D WORLD, May 11, 2017
New Study on Upgrades for EMS, SCADA, DMS and OMS
http://www.tdworld.com/outage-management/new-study-upgrades-ems-scada-and-dms-capabilities

T&D World February 4, 2015:
Distribution Grid Automation Investments to Continue
Utilities Will Continue Substantial Investment in Distribution Grid Automation Programs

BusinessWire:
Increases in Substation Related Automation and Integration Program Spending Reported by North American Electric Power Utilities

Energy Central Professional News:  September 25, 2013
New Report from Newton-Evans Emphasizes U.S. Know-How and Capacity to Forge a Modern Electric Power Grid
http://pro.energycentral.com/professional/news/power/news_article.cfm?id=30107539

Energy Central  Professional: July 30, 2013:
Utility CAPEX/OPEX Report Published with Results of April-July 2013 Newton-Evans Study of Electric Power T&D Investment
http://pro.energycentral.com/professional/news/power/news_article.cfm?id=29455447

Energy Central Professional:  July 29, 2013:  Three New Grid Modernization Market Studies Published by Newton-Evans Research Company
http://pro.energycentral.com/professional/news/power/news_article.cfm?id=29444770

Intelligent Utility Update, July 17, 2013
Letters from the Knowledge Summit: Chuck Newton and Operational Changes  http://www.intelligentutility.com/article/13/07/letters-knowledge-summit-chuck-newton-and-operational-changes?utm_source=2013_07_17&utm_medium=eNL&utm_campaign=IU_DAILY&utm_term=Original-Member

Smart Grid News May 15, 2013
Smart grid capital spending up, but operations and maintenance budgets threatened
http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Business_Markets_Pricing/Smart-grid-capital-spending-up-but-operations-and-maintenance-budgets-threatened-5760.html

T&D WORLD ENERGIZING, May 15, 2013
43% of Utilities Plan to Increase Capital Expenditures for 2013 on EMS/SCADA/OMS
http://tdworld.com/energizing/study-43-utilities-plan-increase-capital-expenditures-2013-emsscadaoms

UTILITY HORIZONS, April (1QTR 2013 Edition
Usage Patterns and Trends in Electric Utility Automation Pages 60-63
http://www.nxtb, 2013

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Transmission and Distribution World, April 2013
Global Utility Telecommunications Special Supplement section, page 10
http://tdworld.com/smart-grid/global-utility-telecommunications

Intelligent Utility, March 13, 2013
Current, Planned Global Deployment of Analytics Capabilities
http://www.intelligentutility.com/article/13/03/current-planned-global-deployment-analytics-capabilities

Transmission and Distribution World – Online – Feb 20, 2013
Global Spending for Power Delivery Control Systems for 2012-2015 Likely to Exceed $5.5 Billion
http://tdworld.com/smart_utility/newton-evans-delivery-study-0213/#ixzz2LT9GejmD

Renew Grid – February 19, 2013
North American Utilities Lagging On Standards And Best Practices
http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.9586#.USUiB1f_qsk

Smart Grid News – February 15, 2013
Study reveals U.S. utilities falling behind in adoption of essential best practices
http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Technologies_Standards/Study-reveals-U-S-utilities-falling-behind-in-adoption-of-essential-best-practices-5517.html/?fpt#.USUhWlf_qsk

PowerGrid International, January, 2013
Newton-Evans: EMS, SCADAS, DMS OMS Likely to See Much Growth Through 2015
Print Magazine article (page 20)

Smart Grid Newsletter – December 5, 2012
Survey Says Smart Grid’s Next Big Growth Market is. . . . .SCADA?
http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Delivery_DMS/Survey-says-smart-grid-s-next-big-growth-market-is-SCADA-5337.html

Transmission & Distribution World – November 2012 Print Edition, page 18
Newton-Evans Releases 15 Market Snapshot Reports on High-Voltage Equipment
http://tdworld.com/substations/hv-equipment-market-20121101/

Transmission & Distribution World – November 14, 2012
Major Electric Power Key Operations and Enterprise Software and Systems Sales in U.S. Now Exceeds $1.1 Billion
http://tdworld.com/smart_utility/power-key-operations-research-1112/

Electric Energy Online – November 14, 2012
Newton-Evans Study Finds Major Electric Power Key Operations and Enterprise Software and Systems Sales in U.S. Now Exceeds $1.1 Billion

NEMA Electroindustry Magazine – November 2012
An Overview of the U.S. Market For Transmission and Distribution Equipment and Systems
http://www.nxtbook.com/ygsreprints/NEMA/g29979_nema_ei_nov12/#/32

Computerworld Canada – October 26, 2012
Hydro-Quebec joins IBM ‘Smarter Energy’ group
http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/hydro-quebec-joins-ibm-smarter-energy-institute/146319

ELECTRICITY TODAY – September-October 2012
“Your Relay Market Report” Article on page 62
http://online.electricity-today.com/doc/electricity-today/et-sep2012-digital/2012092201/#62

T&D WORLD ONLINE
Estimated U.S. Sales of Power and Distribution Transformers Accounted for $4 Billion in 2011 (June 14, 2012)
http://tdworld.com/substations/transformer-sales-newton-evans-0612/?NL=TDW-01&Issue=TDW-01_20120613_TDW-01_745&YM_RID=charlie.fijnvandraat@gmail.com&YM_MID=1319151

ElectricEnergy Online
June 13, 2012
Newton-Evans Research Publishes 11 Market Snapshot Reports on Power Transformer Industry in the United States
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&ID=165385

Transmission & Distribution World – May 2012 Edition
Communications Supplement “Can the Smart Grid Explode Without Full Interoperability?
http://tdworld.com/smart_grid_automation/smart-grid-interoperability-050112/

Smart Grid News – April 27, 2012
Newton-Evans Study on Protection and Control
http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Business_Markets_Pricing/The-Worldwide-Study-of-the-Protective-Relay-Marketplace-in-Electric-4741.html

CBS NEWS ONLINE – April 25, 2012
Newton-Evans Study Release
http://markets.cbsnews.com/cbsnews/news/read?GUID=21173579

YAHOO! Finance – April 25, 2012
Newton-Evans Releases Protection and Control Study
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/findings-newton-evans-study-protective-191800416.html

MARKETWATCH April 25, 2012
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/findings-from-newton-evans-study-of-protective-relay-uses-and-trends-in-the-worlds-electric-power-utilities-depict-a-growing-market-approaching-three-billion-dollars-annually-2012-04-25

Transmission & Distribution World – March 2012
Cruising on a Sea of Data
http://www.tdworld.com/people/chuck-newton-profile-03012012

“Thinking Smart” by Chuck Newton
The IBM Energy and Utilities Project
http://mthink.com/utilities/utilities/thinking-smart

Renew Grid – February 20, 2012
Utilities’ Smart Grid Deployment Plans Show Nuance
http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.8052

Smart Grid News – January 31, 2012
The Big Four Continue to Search for Acquisition Targets
http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/news/The-Big-Four-continue-to-search-for-acquisition-targets-4420.html
Smart Grid Observer – January 5, 2012
Report Examines Outlook for Investment in Utility Telecommunications Upgrades
http://www.smartgridobserver.com/n1-5-12-2.htm

Electric Light and Power (Online) January 4, 2012
Study Predicts Future Utility Telecommunications Upgrades will be Strong
http://www.elp.com/index/display/article-display.articles.electric-light-power.smart-grid.2012.January.study-predicts_future.QP129867.dcmp=rss.page=1.html

Renew Grid Magazine, January 4, 2012 New and Noteworthy
http://www.renewgridmag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.7802

Intelligent Utility Magazine: December 2011
http://www.intelligentutility.com/magazine/article/247165/top-11-projections-2012

Energy Central Professional (10/06/11)
Interoperability and Open Protocols Rank as Key Determinants for Utility Data Communications Plans

Transmission and Distribution World Online: (10/05/11)
Interoperability and Open Protocols Rank as Key Determinants for Utility Data Communications Plans: Study

The Newton-Evans Research Company has released initial findings from its extensive research program looking into electric power utility use of various telecommunications technologies and plans for adding capabilities to meet the requirements of the emerging smart grid.

Smart Grid News-August 11, 2011
Smart Grid Market Research Exclusive: Smart Grid Winners and Losers Revealed (Jesse Berst- 2 page review of Newton-Evans latest study)

Fierce Smart Grid News – August 3, 2011
Newton-Evans Releases Five-Year Smart Grid Outlook

T&D WORLD Online Edition July 7, 2011
Why Utilities Control Load

Why do utilities implement load control, and what do they do when consumption rates approach capacity? Newton-Evans asked these questions and has exclusively released those results to Penton Media’s Customer Solutions Center of Excellence.

T&D WORLD Online Edition Jun 22, 2011
Demand Response Gaining Momentum Among Utilities

PowerGrid International Magazine June 2011 Edition, Pages 30-32.
Demand Response, Load Management and Direct Load ControlPrograms: A Review of Utilities Activities, Plans as of 3Q 2010″

Intelligent Utility Magazine May/June 2011
Smart Grid 2020: Where Are we Going?
Paragraph of comments by Chuck Newton on page 18.

Intelligent Utility Online May 3, 2011
Electric Grid Modernization: What Are We Trying to Accomplish (Article by Kate Rowland quoting Chuck Newton)

T&D World Magazine April 2011
Communications System Design

Intelligent Utility March 31, 2011
GE article on Transformer Monitoring citing Newton-Evans Research as source for global large power transformer installation base data.

PowerGrid International Feb 2011
The State of SCADA by Kathleen Davis – featuring excerpts from Newton-Evans EMS, SCADA, DMS 2010-2012 Series

United States Department of Energy
Smart Grid System Report July 2009
featuring several excerpts from Newton-Evans Research studies

Electric Energy Online
Highlights From The North American Study of Electric Power Utilities Protection and Control Management and Staff

Efacec Advanced Control Systems 12/7/09
2006-Advanced Control Systems Excels in Fifth Consecutive Newton-Evans Survey

iStock Analyst 3/2/10
Utility CAPEX Report Published for 2010-2011 Outlook Period

EON-Enhanced Online News 3/3/10
Utility CAPEX Report Published for 2010-2011 Outlook Period

BNET 7/9/09
Newton-Evans Research: Electric Power Utilities Continue on Course

REMOTE- Site Equipment Management
Distribution Automation Trend & Outlook in the United States: 2010-2015

Near-term bump
With the DOE Smart Grid award announcements expected to start in October, the stimulus money will fuel a near-term uptick in utility industry spending, but it won’t have a major long-term impact, says Chuck Newton, chief executive officer at Newton-Evans Research Co. Inc. (www.newton-evans.com), an Ellicott City, Md., firm that focuses on the electric power industry.

Automation World 9/09
Smart Grid Stimulus Fund to Provide Market Boost

Earth Times 1/4/11
Increase in Substation Related Automation & Integration Program Spending Reported by North America Electric Power Utilities

Yahoo Finance 1/4/11
Increase in Substation Related Automation & Integration Program Spending Reported by North America Electric Power Utilities

Morning Star 1/4/11
Increase in Substation Related Automation & Integration Program Spending Reported by North America Electric Power Utilities

Business Wire 1/4/11
Increase in Substation Related Automation & Integration Program Spending Reported by North America Electric Power Utilities

CNBC 1/4/11
Increase in Substation Related Automation & Integration Program Spending Reported by North America Electric Power Utilities

IEC 61850 Blog 1/5/11
Increase in Substation Related Automation & Integration Program Spending Reported by North America Electric Power Utilities

Transmission & Distribution World 1/5/11
Increase in Substation Related Automation & Integration Program Spending Reported by North America Electric Power Utilities

Electric Light & Power
Performance-based rate structures impact spending

“The need for cyber security becomes more evident as the smart grid comes to fruition. Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.10.0 continues to expand the application’s cyber security functionality by providing more secure network connectivity, database transactions and user authentication – helping utilities comply with growing cyber security requirements,” said Chuck Newton, president, Newton-Evans Research.

Oracle 7/20/10
Oracle Announces Availability of Oracle Network Management Systems 1.10.0

Market wire 7/20/10
Oracle Announces Availability of Oracle Network Management Systems 1.10.0

Transmission and Distribution World 3/1/99
Trends and Development for U.S. SCADA Systems

Transmission and Distribution World 7/5/05
Strong Increase in Substation-Related Automation & Integration Program Spending Remote by Major North American Utilities

Smart Grid 1/27/10
Smart Grid Expert: Momentum is Overcoming Bad Economic News

NR Electric Co. Ltd. 10/16/07
(Press Release)
Newton-Evans Confirms the Market Share of NR

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories-SEL 8/21/09
North American Electric Utilities Rank SEL #1 Relay Manufacture

Real Time 10/5/10
(Press Release)
LAN Systems Teaches Smart Grid & Network Security at 2010 Southeastern Distribution Apparatus School

1888 Press Release 10/6/10
(Press Release)
LAN Systems Teaches Smart Grid & Network Security at 2010 Southeastern Distribution Apparatus School

Telecommunications Online & Horizon House Publications 7/10/09
Utilities stay the course on smart grid

Transmission and Distribution World 8/1/07
Research Firm Releases Study on Broadband over Power Lines & Power-Line-Carrier Communications Technologies

“The biggest issue is uncertainty about deregulation and restructuring affecting ownership and operation of operational IT and automation assets, affecting technology investments. Automation systems are being kept running longer, and system-wide deployments of automation are being deferred,” the Newton-Evans study reported.

DPS Telecom
Why Legacy Alarm Monitoring Equipment is a Problem

Electric Energy 2/25/10
Utility CAPEX Report Published from the January 2010 Newton-Evans Study of Electric Power T&D Investment

Business Wire 9/20/09
Newton-Evans Finds 2009 Electric Power transmission & Distribution (T&D) Investment Adversely Affected by Economic Downturn

Smart Infrastructure Capital Expenditure: 62 percent of utilities surveyed globally cited smart grid initiatives (advanced metering infrastructure, protection and control relays and substation automation) as the reason for increasing capital expenditure in 2010, and 64 percent forecasted increased capital expenditure for 2011.

PR Newswire 5/25/10
Smart Grid Experiences Growing Pains, According to PricewaterhouseCoopers Report

redOrbit 5/25/10
Smart Grid Experiences Growing Pains, According to PricewaterhouseCoopers Report

“According to our research, HP platforms run the systems that control 65 percent of the world’s electric power transmission,” said Chuck Newton, president of Maryland-based Newton-Evans Research. “With these new security appliance products, HP is addressing many of the required NERC-CIP cyber-security and compliance tasks by transforming a company’s compliance processes from manual to automated and sustained. The TCS-e security solution undoubtedly will raise the bar for cyber-security, reliability and compliance solutions in our industry.”

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. 5/15/07
Hp Unveils Security Solution to Help Energy Companies Meet Regulatory Requirements, Reduce Risk

Energy Business Reports
Projected Capital Spending Plans for T&D in Electric Power Utilities

Electric Light & Power 5/5/10
ABB & the Ventyx Acquisition-Why Now, What Next?

RENEW Grid 1/5/11
New Study Examines Utilities’ Substation-Automation Activities

Electric Light & Power
Commercial and industrial markets: The key to smart grid opportunity

Renewable Energy 4/20/10

Electric Energy
Highlights for the North American Study of Substation Automation and Integration Activities and Plans

Electric Light & Power
Newton Evans Release Highlights of Control Systems Study

PennEnergy
Trends and Outlook: EMS, SCADA and DMS

Smart Grid
Study: Utility Smart Grid spending Largely on Track

On 5th February 2001, SERVERON CORPORATION, released the following statistical information about transformers [6]: There are approximately 115.000 large transformers in the United States alone and 400.000 worldwide, with a combined worth of more than $200 billion. According to Newton Evans Research Company Inc., the average age of transformers is 35 years, which means that many, with an expected life span of 40-50 years are coming to the end of their usefulness.

EnergyBiz Magazine (Jan 2004) SCADA in the Energy Industry – A Janus View – by Chuck Newton. http://intelligentutility.com/article/04/05/scada-energy-industry-janus-view

Electricity-Tool 3/22/04
Transformer Explosion & Fire Incidents Guideline for Damage Cost

EnergyBiz Magazine: March 2009 edition. “Better Leverage SCADA: Systems Expand to Support New Challenges and Needs” article by Charles W. Newton http://intelligentutility.com/article/09/03/better-leverage-scada-systems-expand-support-new-challenges-and-needs

Motorola 2009
Case Study- Smoothing the Rocky Road to Distribution Automation

Electric Light & Power
Guest Commentary: Sailing the Seven “C”s with Cisco Itron

Intelligent Utility Magazine (Article: “Fresh From Distributech” – by Marty Rosenberg) Jan 2008. Quoting outlook of Chuck Newton regarding the future of renewables and the role of government funding.http://intelligentutility.com/blog/08/01/fresh-distributech

The Free Library 9/27/99
ALSTOM ESCA’s Energy Management System Related “Best in Class” in National Market Survey

“For cooperatives, the success of any of these strategic options can be enhanced by the proper application of automation and information systems. Industry-wide, electric utilities spent between 1.8 and 2.5 percent of annual revenues, about $5 billion, on information systems during 1994, according to Newton-Evans Research. Many experts believe that this proportion will rise to between three and four percent during the 1995-97 timeframe.”

Energy Biz Magazine: July 2007. Broadband Over Power Line and Power Line Communications. – by Charles W. Newton http://intelligentutility.com/article/07/07/broadband-over-power-line-and-power-line-carrier-communications-technologies-status-report-today

Questia 1996
Linking Computerized Applications in a Distribution Cooperative