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December 2014
ABB Power Update

Building physical grid security

The rise of cyber-attacks as a threat to critical infrastructure has been met with a broad response across the public and private sectors, and nowhere is this more evident than in the electric power industry. Still, while much attention has been placed on the cyber threat, the actual impact of such incursions has been limited thus far. The overwhelming majority of damage to utility systems, not to mention customer outages, is done in the physical world. >> Learn how utilities set about hardening the grid in this white paper.

>> Learn more about substation security by watching this on-demand webcast.
Demand response
Demand response update

In the last several years, deployments of demand response in the U.S. electricity market have matured and now have the opportunity to bid directly against generation in many regions. However, these programs also have fallen under greater scrutiny. As demand response becomes a larger portion of the resource base, regulators and other market participants are calling for tighter requirements to ensure reliable operations and efficient markets. >> Explore the lessons to be learned as new demand response markets emerge and develop around the world.    

>> Talk to SmartSquad experts about demand response and other grid optimization topics in booth 1421 at Distributech.    

>> I’d like to talk to someone about demand response.
Smart Grid
Storm hardening the grid

Are extreme weather events becoming an increasing threat to utilities? The U.S. federal government believes they are. In August 2013, the executive office of the president issued the “Economic Benefits of Increasing Electric Grid Resilience to Weather Outages” report, which warns: “Grid resilience is increasingly important as climate change increases the frequency and intensity of severe weather. Scientific research predicts more severe hurricanes, winter storms, heat waves, floods and other extreme weather events being among the changes in climate induced by anthropologic emissions of greenhouse gases.” >> Find out how the power industry is gearing up to battle storms.

>> I’d like to talk to someone about grid hardening.
Transformers
Efficiency, reliability issues dictate wind farm performance and profit

A recent study shows room for efficiency improvements in wind farms' electrical equipment. For instance, up to 10% of generated power is lost to heat in some transmission equipment alone. Increasing line voltage is one way to cut losses, while improved transformer design is another. >> Review the ways to maximize transformer efficiency for a more profitable wind farm.    

>> I’d like to talk to someone about transformers.
Power service
Seven advantages to using OEM replacement parts over a third-party vendor

Don’t learn the difference between OEM and knock-off parts the hard way. Whether it’s scheduled maintenance or emergency situations, OEM parts are ultimately the most economical choice, and effectively protect the operational reliability of your fleet. >> Here are seven reasons why.   

 >> I’d like to talk to someone about service.
White papers
The changing service landscape
>> Download now		   Electrical integration in the power and water industries
>> Download now
Videos
Microgrids for critical power applications
>> Watch now		   Digital substations
>> Watch now
Educational opportunities
ABB PowerEd power education webinar series
On-demand		   Grid modernization webinar series
On-demand
 
Events
DistribuTECH
February 3-5, 2015; San Diego, CA; booth #1421		 Automation & Power World
March 2-5, 2015; Houston, TX
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