(MENAFN- 3BL) By The Black & Veatch Insights Group
As boardroom executives focus on their energy transition, it is essential that their private network be part of the strategy. A utility’s ability to integrate renewables and distributed energy resources (DERs) at scale is directly dependent upon its communication networks’ capacity and capability to manage the exponential data exchanged at the edge. A robust, high-speed wireless network with LTE or 5G technology is foundational infrastructure to efficiently support future grid operations and compete in the new energy ecosystem. This is why some refer to this advanced network supporting transmission and distribution as the third grid.
The communications system has moved past supporting traditional applications and transport and has grown to enable real-time monitoring and control of…
