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Excerpts from Volume 1 of The World Market for Substation Automation and Integration Programs in Electric Utilities: 2014-2016

The summaries in the Report Findings section of this report provide top-level views and synopsis of all 77 North American utility respondents combined. In the Data Tables section of the report, survey results are cross-tabulated by size and type of responding utility.

The Newton-Evans 2014 sample for this study represents a total of at least 32,594,000 end-use customers, 2,019 transmission substations and 7,649 distribution substations in the United States and Canada. The sample distribution of North American utilities in this study is similar to previous year studies. About one-fifth of the responding utilities are U.S. Investor-owned, 36% are public power utilities, 32% are cooperatives and 12% of the respondents in the sample are Canadian provincials and municipals.


1. Please rank the significance from 1 to 5 for all of the following listed “potential obstacles” to implementing substation automation and integration for both new and retrofit substations through year-end 2016. Use: “1 = doesn’t stand in our way” to “5 = formidable obstacle.”
Just as in 2011, utilities seem to be least concerned with “lack of appropriate communications technology inside the fence.” For new substations, 69% of respondents said this “doesn’t stand in our way,” and for retrofitted substations, 48% said the same. “Lack of funding” for retrofitted substations seemed to be a potential obstacle, with 51% rating it a 3 or higher. This was also the chief obstacle in 2011, although “security concerns” was rated a 4 or higher by 33% of the same group. The current survey shows only 20%-24% of utilities in the sample rating “security concerns” a 4 or higher.

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More information on how to order volume 1 or other volumes of this report series is available on our reports page.

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Newton-Evans Releases First Volume of 2014-2016 Substation Automation Series

The Newton-Evans Research Company has released findings from the North American volume (Volume 1) of its newly published four volume research series entitled: The World Market for Substation Automation and Integration Programs in Electric Utilities: 2014-2016. The new study compares the current round of research findings with several earlier substation modernization tracking studies conducted by the firm. More than 75 large and mid-size North American electric power utilities actively participated in this multi-part study. Investor-owned utilities, public power utilities, cooperatives and Canadian provincials and municipals took part in this complex study involved more than 400 survey data items.

Newton-Evans Research estimates the current mid-range of North American spending for substation automation and integration programs at $690 million, with an overall potential market size of nearly $10 billion. Global potential spending for substation modernization programs is estimated at about $38-$40 billion. This amount includes spending for a wide range of intelligent substation-resident equipment and devices and the manpower to undertake the systems integration efforts required.

Additional Observations:
1) The years 2008-2009 were slow growth years – while the 2010-2013 years provided moderate-to-good growth in most categories of intelligent electronic equipment sales related to the modern, increasingly digital, electric power substation. The pool of funding for substation automation projects increased during 2010-2013 thanks in part to the stimulus funds made available by the U.S. Department of Energy, with most of this amount now spent.

2) Newton-Evans further estimates that only about 12-15% of utility operated substations in North America have been fully automated and integrated by year end 2013. Most of these fully automated installations are in fact being reported as newly or recently constructed transmission voltage substations.

3) It is becoming more difficult to separate substation product classifications as equipment manufacturers tout their offerings as “multifunctional” and the product positioning of many intelligent electronic devices now cuts across multiple product classifications.

4) Most substation equipment manufacturers (mid size and smaller companies) and systems integrators surveyed in the second half of 2013 have indicated moderate-to-good growth market conditions within their addressable utility market segments, resulting in sales that are as much as 10-20% higher than 2010-2012 sales levels. The substation automation market outlook for 2014 is also for moderate to good year-on-year growth, continuing through 2016. Looking ahead to 2014-2016, substation retrofit programs are planned to be undertaken only for the most critical of distribution substations, while new electric power T&D substations will benefit from increased spending for integration and automation.

5) The outlook for increased reliance on commercial services providers working in substation modernization activities is strongly positive. Third party engineering and integration service firms have recently made significant strides in winning substation automation-related business, from planning to design to construction and equipment installation.

6) Utility manpower shortages and funding issues continue to negatively impact the ability of technology supplier companies to engage utilities for other than short-term automation requirements. In states and provinces wherein regulators have approved strong incentives for reliability improvements or for transmission line extensions, the spending outlook is robust.

7) North American utilities continue to strongly support DNP 3, and many have now implemented, or are migrating to, a LAN version of this protocol. This year’s study has found some increase in plans for use of at least some portions of 61850 within a few dozen of North America’s largest utilities. The use of encryption techniques for transmission of substation data is also growing.

8) In summary, retrofit substations will be upgraded as warranted during 2014-2016, based on regional load growth, load criticality to customers, and related distributed generation and renewables siting developments. New substations will increasingly be designed and constructed as integrated and automated remote assets for the utility. The current study finds the bulk of available substation automation budgets likely to be spent for new substations, primarily for transmission substations.

Additional topics being covered in the four volume series of substation automation studies include in-depth coverage of several communications topics, vendor security certification requirements, external systems linkages to the substation, preferred equipment suppliers, substation timing requirements, and an assessment of how North America’s electric power substations are positioned along a three-step path to complete automation.

This newest edition of this flagship Newton-Evans study features excerpts from other recent substation research programs, including precision timing requirements; CAPEX/OPEX outlook; dynamic line rating systems and synchrophasor-related monitoring systems; the expanding role of relay-centric devices and imbedded sensors; and user-reported vendor preferences for 21 specific substation-resident equipment categories.

Additional information on the North American substation market report, and the other three reports comprising the four volume study “Worldwide Market for Substation Automation and Integration Programs in Electric Utilities:2014-2016” is available from Newton-Evans Research Company, 10176 Baltimore National Pike, Suite 204, Ellicott City, Maryland 21042.
Phone 1-410-465-7316, write to info@newton-evans.com and see our reports page for more details.

An introductory price of only $1,495.00 for Volume One is available to new subscribers.

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Market Trends Digest

A special December 2013 edition of the Newton-Evans Research Company’s Market Trends Digest is now available on our website. This edition looks at some of the studies Newton-Evans has put together in 2013. Also, see some preliminary results from our study of the World Market for Substation Automation & Integration 2014-2016, and read two articles by our CEO Chuck Newton:

1. ASAT and Alstom Grid: One Year Post-Merger
2. Cyber-security: Still Time to Heed the Warning Signals

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Substation Automation, A Look Back: External Assistance Required by Utilities for Substation Automation-related Activities

One subject Newton-Evans tries to measure in many surveys is the need for third party services among electric utilities that – for many possible reasons – might find themselves understaffed or lacking the specific technical expertise for a new type of equipment.

When we asked the question in 2010 to electric utility substation planners and engineers, “Will any external assistance be needed for substation automation and integration-related activities?” here is how our sample responded:

North America:
The Newton-Evans 2010 North American sample included 58 utilities in the U.S. and Canada representing a total of 27,459,646 end-use customers, 1,633 transmission substations and 5,448 distribution substations.

Engineering drawing support was indicated as a near-term requirement by 38% of the respondents. Training services followed with about one third citing a need for educational support.

Growth areas for services were expected for security-related services (vulnerability assessments, remediation services), training services and installation support.

External Assistance Needed For Substation Automation And Integration-Related Activities: North America
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International:
The Newton-Evans 2010 International sample included 43 utilities in 32 countries.

Personnel training was the substation-related activity that most required outsourcing to a third party. Sixty-two percent of international respondents required assistance with training in 2010, and 29% were estimated to require it by 2013.

Commissioning and testing, Installation, and security also currently require third party assistance by more than 40% of respondents, similar to the 2005 survey results.

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In the 2005 study, training was the most important “external” service required by the world’s utilities for substation automation activities, mentioned by 54% of the respondents. This was followed by installation services and commissioning and testing services (both at 42%).

For more information about the world market for Substation Automation and Integration activity, write to us at info@newton-evans.com or give us a call: 1 410 465 7316. Also see our sample material and brochures for the upcoming 2014-2016 substation automation world market study on our Reports page.

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Newton-Evans Fourth Quarter 2013 Research Efforts and Topics

In-house Studies
Substation Automation & Integration: 2014-2016
This survey-based report series is currently in the planning stages. Newton-Evans is currently requesting suggested topics for inclusion in the survey questionnaire from early subscribers to this series.

RESEARCH IS CURRENTLY PLANNED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. THIS IS THE FINAL OPPORTUNITY FOR SUBMITTING CLIENT INPUT TO THE SURVEY BEFORE IT GOES OUT. VISIT OUR REPORTS PAGE NOW AND ORDER WITH A CREDIT CARD TO SAVE $1,500 OFF THIS 4-VOLUME REPORT SERIES DUE OUT IN JANUARY 2014!

Our Reports

For examples of previous Substation Automation studies, see our reports page or go to the following URL for samples from the past study:
www.newton-evans.com/SSA2011_Samples.zip

Recent Reports
American Manufacturing and Systems Integration Capabilities for Power Grid Modernization – Important Resource for staff and management at manufacturing companies and systems integration firms. Multiple facets of “smart grid” are discussed, including substation modernization.

Assessment and Overview of the World Market for Time Synchronization in Electric Power Substations: A Utility and Industry Survey-Based Report on Precision Timing Requirements – “Must Have” Information on Timing Requirements for Substation Modernization Programs involving utility clients at the substation level.

Global CAPEX and O&M Expenditure Outlook for Electric Power T&D Investments: 2013-2014, Funding Outlook for Smart Grid Development Based on Summer 2013 Survey Results – Great resource for global and regional outlook on grid modernization- focused on control systems, substation modernization and other key components of “smart grid” interest to the supply and demand side of electric power delivery industry.

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Upcoming World Market Study of Substation Automation

Newton-Evans Research Company is currently in the survey design phase as we update our biennial world market study of substation automation and modernization. As usual, the results of this survey will be published in a 4-volume report series titled, “The Worldwide Market for Substation Automation and Integration Programs in Electric Utilities: 2014-2016” which will be available near January 15 of next year.

The report series will forecast spending on many aspects of substation automation and construction, and it will also track technology trends in substation communications, security, computing platforms, protocols, router requirements, and other topics. The report will also discuss challenges utilities face with regard to updating and modernizing substations, their approaches to equipment purchasing and installation, need/lack of need for third party services, and more.

With a typical world market potential in the tens of billions of dollars, substation automation is a key piece of the Smart Grid modernization picture. Insights from this study will help both utilities and electric power equipment manufacturers alike plan for the future.

See our brochure for a complete list of topics that have been covered in previous studies of the Substation Automation market.

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Use and Plans for Vendor Security Certification Programs: 2011-2013

The final question in the 2011 survey requested information on vendor security certification requirements that utilities may have adopted since the previous study in 2008. In North America, only 11% of utilities in the sample had implemented such a program, but another 19% planned to require vendor security certification by year end 2013. Two thirds of the utilities have no plans for such vendor security certification.

North America Sample, 2011:
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Of the International utilities that answered this question in 2011, three out of twenty-one (14%) had implemented such a program, while another 33% plan to require vendor security certification by year end 2013. Almost half had no plans for such vendor security certification. Of the three out of twenty-one utilities with such a plan, all of them said it involved commissioning and maintenance processes; two said it involved product and service design, development and testing, and one indicated that their plan also involved organizational processes and disciplines.

International Sample, 2011:
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To get more excerpts from our research studies, and to receive news and updates about our upcoming research projects like World Market for Substation Automation and Integration Programs in Electric Utilities: 2014-2017, write to info@newton-evans.com with a subject line, “Sign me up!”

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Substation Automation Spending: Recap

Here are some of the key findings from the last survey of the World Market for Substation Automation and Integration Programs in Electric Utilities which was conducted in 2011. This study will be updated when research begins in 4th quarter of 2013. The 2011 study sampled roughly 20% of electric utilities worldwide by number of end use customers.

How much is your utility likely to spend on new and retrofit substation automation and integration programs between 2011 and 2013?

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A frequency distribution shows that most of the respondents in the sample did not have funds budgeted for one or more years in both categories (retrofit and new). About twenty utilities were spending less than $100,000 in one or more years, and eleven utilities planned to spend over $1 million. A handful of respondents planned to spend between $500,000 and $600,000.

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The international sample of utilities outside the U.S. and Canada had a larger proportion of respondents spending over $1 million, however, the international utilities in the sample tend to individually represent much larger, less deregulated infrastructures than U.S. utilities. The sample of international utilities spent an average of $6.5 million per year on new substations with a median of $1.4 million.

To get more excerpts from our research studies, and to receive news and updates about our upcoming research projects like World Market for Substation Automation and Integration Programs in Electric Utilities: 2014-2017, write to info@newton-evans.com with a subject line, “Sign me up!”

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Substation Communications Protocols

Choice of protocol within the substation, between substations, and from the substation to the external host or network.

Newton-Evans studies of the North American market for substation automation suggest that while there has been some (minimal) movement toward at least testing and piloting IEC 61850 in the U.S. and Canada, there has been no significant shift toward widespread adoption of the protocol suite among North American utilities. Nonetheless, previous studies have predicted that by the end of this year 10% of North American electric utilities may be using some level of IEC 61850, probably in conjunction with other protocols.

The current users of DNP 3 and Modbus continue on with these protocols (migrating from serial to LAN-based versions) through the end of this year. Several utilities are reliant upon SEL protocols in more of their substation integration activities, at least among SEL customers.

Are protocols encrypted?
The trend towards encryption of substation communications is growing steadily every few years, as is evident from previous Newton-Evans studies.

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Newton-Evans Research Study of Precision Timing Requirements For Substation Modernization and Synchrophasor Installations Underway

Newton-Evans is currently conducting a two-pronged study to determine the perceived importance and likely trends affecting substation timing and time synchronization requirements.

Survey completion time estimate: 10-15 minutes

For Transmission Asset Owners and ISOs/RTOs:
This survey requests information on timing references used by utilities and plans to implement IEEE 1588, IEC 61588, and Power Profile C37.238-2011. Time synchronization is becoming ever more important in the development of transmission networks making use of substation modernization, smart substations, and other substation automation upgrades.

Here is the survey link for use by qualified transmission and substation engineers who wish to participate in our important study.
http://s.zoomerang.com/s/SubsTimeSynch_survey

For Substation Equipment and Intelligent Device Manufacturers:
This survey requests information on time references supported by substation devices, the role of GPS, support of PTP, and PTP adoption trends.
Here is the survey link for use by manufacturers of intelligent substation devices that require time synchronization.
http://s.zoomerang.com/s/PTP_vendor_survey

Thank you for your interest in this important study. All interested participants will receive an Executive Summary of our findings from both surveys.

Respondent Confidentiality: Always Guaranteed by virtue of our membership of more than 20 years in the Council of American Survey Research Organization

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U.S. Sales of Substation Automation Components and Related Services Accounted for $1.2 Billion in 2011, Forecast to Increase to $1.8 Billion in 2014.

Newton-Evans Research Publishes Set of U.S. Electric Power T&D Market Summaries for 13 specific substation automation equipment categories.

June 18, 2012. Ellicott City, Maryland. The Newton-Evans Research Company has announced the publication of a series of 13 electric power T&D substation automation market two-page snapshot summaries. The new series of market overview reports (executive market summaries) includes supplier listings, representative products, and estimated market size for each topic, vendor market share estimates and market outlook through 2014. Electric utilities accounted for about 80% of purchases of the substation automation product categories. A majority of the substation automation components and relay products were produced in the United States. Digital protective relays accounted for about 40% of all substation automation spending in the U.S. market in 2011.

The Substation Automation series is priced at $975 for all 13 market summary reports, or at $150.00 for individual report summaries. Each snapshot report include estimates of U.S. market size, supplier market share and outlook through 2014 for these substation automation-related product/service categories: SA01 – Remote Terminal Units; SA02 – Programmable Logic controllers; SA03 – Substation Automation Platforms; SA04 – Multifunction Meters and Recorders; SA05 – Inter-Utility Revenue Meters; SA06 – Digital Relays; SA07 – Digital Fault Recorders; SA08 – Sequence of Events Recorders; SA09 – Power Quality Recorders; SA10 – Substation Reclosers; SA11 – Substation Automation Integration Specialists; SA12 – Substation Communications; and SA13 – Substation Voltage Regulation Equipment.

Other T&D market snapshot series currently available include power transformers (11 market segment snapshots) and protective relays (8 market segment snapshots). The upcoming series of medium voltage equipment market summaries is planned for publication later in June, 2012.

Further information on this new series of U.S. T&D market snapshots is available from Newton-Evans Research Company, 10176 Baltimore National Pike, Suite 204, Ellicott City, Maryland 21042. Phone: 410-465-7316 or visit www.newton-evans.com for a brochure or to order any of the related report series or more than 90 planned individual report summaries online. For subscriptions to all three of the currently available report series, please call or email us for special introductory pricing offers. Khristina Newton can be reached at knewton@newton-evans.com.

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New Substation Automation U.S. Market Overview Reports

The Market Summary Series for Substation Automation is now available for purchase (see our reports page). These reports are an effective, low-cost approach for management to quickly obtain an assessment and overview of key attributes of each industry segment, including 2011 estimates of U.S. market size for utilities (by type) and for industrials; key players, and the near-term outlook for the segment.

Each report includes definitions of what is included in the segment, lists of market participants and their estimated 2011 revenue, a market share assessment (pie chart), 2011 market size range estimates, history and outlook of estimated spending changes out to 2014.

These 2-page summary reports are available for $195 each, or get all 13 Substation Automation reports in one .pdf document for $975. View our reports page for more details.

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First Quarter 2011 Market Trends Digest Packed with New Research Findings. Now Available on-line!

Here is our first quarter line-up for our thousands of readers of “MTD” from around the world

Market Trends Digest – The “Dean” of smart grid Journals
The Newton-Evans team has developed the articles for the 1st quarter 2011 edition of one of the earliest and most widely praised smart grid journals – Market Trends Digest – launched in 1991 and continuing to add readers in 2011.

CAPEX 2011
The new Market Trends Digest edition features highlights from our new 1st quarter 2011 study of spending on smart grid components from around the world. The 2011 CAPEX study will also be available shortly – on 1 April – with many pre-publication subscribers eager to review this report, the fourth in our “tracking” series of informative planned spending reports on smart grid.

2011 Substation Automation Research Series
Next is an in-depth article of highlights from our newest studies of substation automation. The 2011-2013 study series contains four volumes of research, and is available for purchase on the web site, by email request, or by telephoning the Newton-Evans staff. The series has been well-received by the initial round of subscribers and sponsors.

IEC 61850: Is It Finally Coming of Age in North America, Or Not?
The next three articles cover new findings for projecting North American acceptance of IEC 61850. Titled “The Future Role of IEC 61850”, this article documents some of the progress finally being made with regard to this international standard.  Next, we identified several North American regional
“centers of excellence” when it comes to IEC 61850 developments as highlighted in the second of the 61850 articles. Finally, a profile of one of the larger G, T&D services companies leading the 61850 charge with extensive training, testing and support services – Toronto-based Kinectrics, Inc.

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

The Newton-Evans Research Company has released findings from the North American volume of its newly published four volume research series entitled: The World Market for Substation Automation and Integration Programs in Electric Utilities: 2011-2013. The new study compares the current round of research findings with earlier tracking studies conducted by the firm.

Newton-Evans Research estimates the current North American spending for substation automation and integration programs at more than $500 million, with an overall potential market size of nearly $10 billion. Global potential is estimated at about $38-$40 billion. This amount includes spending for a wide range of intelligent substation-resident equipment and devices and the manpower to undertake the systems integration efforts required.

The years 2008-2009 were slow growth – or at best moderate growth – years in most categories of intelligent electronic equipment sales related to the modern, increasingly digital, electric power substation. Fewer retrofit programs were undertaken except for the most critical of substations. The pool of funding for substation automation projects increased somewhat by virtue of a portion of the stimulus funds made available by the U.S. Department of Energy, with most of this amount likely to be spent in 2011-2012.

Additional topics being covered in the four volume series of substation automation studies include strong coverage of multiple communications topics, vendor security certification requirements, external systems linkages to the substation, preferred equipment suppliers, and an assessment of where North America’s electric power substations are positioned along a three-phase path to complete automation.

Level of automation of substations reported in North American survey sample
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Respondents indicated a total of 1,567 transmission substations and 5,154 distribution substations in operation as of the 4th quarter of 2010. These represent a 9% sample of U.S. and Canadian combined totals of transmission voltage substations and nearly 10% of all distribution voltage substations.

It seems surprising that as of 2010, there were significant numbers of transmission substations reported to have no IEDs and no automation, although retrofit programs over the 2011-2013 period will likely improve the status of more than one-half of those currently non-automated substations.

Of 5,154 distribution substations in operation at participating utilities, nearly 36% were reported to be without any automation. Just over one-half (52%) of these distribution substations were classified as Stage 1 sites (having some IEDs, RTUs, and two-way communications). About 12% were reported to be “fully automated.”

The finding that 60 new transmission substations and 170 new distribution substations are on the drawing board for construction by 2013 provides some cautious optimism for EPC firms, as this level of planning is a sign of re-investment in grid-essential infrastructure.

The World Market for Substation Automation and Integration Programs in Electric Utilities: 2011-2013 Volume 1, North American Market is available for $2,500. To order volumes of these reports as they become available, and to view pricing details for all our reports, visit our Market Research Reports page. For samples or to view the table of contents, send a request to info@newton-evans.com with the subject line “Substation Automation Market 2011.”

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January-June 2010 Research Activities: Status Report to Our Clients and Readers

EMS, SCADA, DMS Study. The first volume (North America) of this expansive four-volume study will be released in July. We have already surpassed the levels of participation obtained in the past two studies, with more than 100 mid-size to TOP 10 electric power utilities providing their control systems usage patterns and plans. Meanwhile, the international research effort is coming along well, with utilities from more than 20 countries participating within the first two weeks of commencing this portion of the study. The Supplier Profiles volume is being updated with fresh information from all leading integrators of T&D control systems around the world.

Substation Automation Study. This study is revving up to get underway with client inputs and reviews of the survey questions. The new survey will be fielded worldwide in late September through early November. We again hope to obtain participation from about one half of significant world electric power utilities.

Global Electric Utility CAPEX Report: Completed in the first quarter of 2010, this report has been quoted in business publications and used in briefings by some of the very large management consulting firms around the world. The formal title is Global CAPEX and O&M Expenditure Outlook for Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Investments: 2010-2011 – Funding Outlook for Smart Grid Development.

Continue reading January-June 2010 Research Activities: Status Report to Our Clients and Readers

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Substation Related A & I Program Spending Plans Remain Cautiously Optimistic

December 8, 2008. . . . Ellicott City, Maryland. The Newton-Evans Research Company has released research findings from its third quarter 2008 study of international electric power utility substation officials. About 50 large and mid-size electric utility organizations from more than 30 countries participated in the 2008 study.

International utilities accounting for nearly one-third of all utility owned transmission and distribution substations indicated plans to spend about $300-350 million this year on substation A&I program management activities, and more than one billion dollars for smart substation devices.

Many of the large International utilities participating in this year’s study continue to buy on a turnkey basis from a single supplier, which remains in stark contrast from findings reported in this year’s North American study. North American officials reported that they continue to purchase various substation products, equipment and systems from suppliers that they believe to be best in class, (whether these are global corporations, or smaller substation A&I market specialists).

Read the full article online here. (link opens as .pdf)

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World Market for Substation Automation and Integration Programs in Electric Utilities: 2008-2010 Volume 2 – International Market Now Available

December 1, 2008. . . . Ellicott City, Maryland. The Newton-Evans Research Company has released research findings from its mid-year study of International utility substation officials. Forty-nine large and mid-size electric utility organizations participated in this new mid-year study.

See our services and reports page for ordering details.

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Remote 2008 Conference & Expo – SCADA, Device Networking, M2M, Wireless Technology, Onsite Power and Security for Remote Sites

The Remote 2008 Conference and Expo will be held November 5-6, 2008 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atlanta, GA. This technology-driven and solution oriented event brings together innovators and users from multiple industries, including utilities, power, oil & gas, telecom, industrial, water & public utilities, agriculture and facilities management.

The conference will focus on the leading advancements for the monitoring and management of distributed equipment and facilities, remote assets, automated process & system controls and device networks. Industry experts will speak on SCADA, security (cyber and physical), control, automation, onsite and back-up power, M2M, networking, emerging wireless technology, telemetry, environmental monitoring, grounding and remote smart services.

Newton-Evans CEO Charles Newton will be Keynote Speaker on Thursday morning, and he will speak on Trends in Substation Automation, Control Center Operations and Field Automation for the World’s Utilities. Mr. Newton will provide a synopsis of findings from Newton Evans Research Company’s 2008 global study of substation automation and control center SCADA operations. These research studies encompassed current issues, including cyber security for NERC CIPS compliance, communication protocol usage and overall smart grid investment focus for utilities located in more than 50 countries. Coverage of additional remote monitoring and control functions such as FDIR (fault detection, isolation and service restoration) being performed by electric utilities will be included in the presentation.

Additional information available from the Remote Site and Equipment Management website.

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World Market for Substation Automation and Integration Programs in Electric Utilities: 2008-2010 Volume 1 – North American Market Now Available

October 22, 2008. . . . Ellicott City, Maryland. The Newton-Evans Research Company has released research findings from its mid-year study of North American utility substation officials. More than 100 large and mid-size electric utility organizations, accounting for more than one-third of substations, customers and revenues, participated in this new mid-year study.

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