How to Improve U.S. Power Distribution System Resilience and Reliability

In the recent podcast interview, “U.S. Power Distribution System Reliability Has Declined Over the Past Decade: How to Make It Better,” with Power editor Aaron Larson, S&C Chief Commercial Officer Mike Edmonds discussed steps utilities can take to improve the resilience and reliability of the power distribution system.

He cites several successful examples, including Florida Power & Light’s long-term commitment to improving resilience. Here are a few excerpts:

Quite often, we hear the industry talk almost exclusively around transmission, and it’s extremely important. You can have a great transmission grid, but you’re still not going to have a resilient grid unless you’re actually taking the grid all the way to the point of consumption. And that’s what Florida Power & Light has done a really excellent job of over the last 10 years.

We’ve helped them create a resilient grid. So, that’s not only a grid that is reliable, but a grid that can actually weather the storms and all the challenges thrown at the grid.

To hear the full interview, which contains more about technology available to improve power grid performance, listen to The POWER Podcast.