The final two volumes of this 4 volume report series have been released. Please see the reports page for ordering.
Category: Substation Automation
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).
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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.
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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.
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.
summary reviews and highlights from completed studies
