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How Government is Driving AMI, Distribution Automation & SmartGrids -SUPER SESSION
Room: 17A
Legislators and regulators have decided that utilities need to invest more in automating their distribution systems. What they want is greater reliability, fewer outages, better restoration predictability, demand management through time-of-day billing and a touch of broadband in underserved areas. Congress began by passing the Energy Policy Act in 2005 that encourages investment in advanced energy infrastructure. And, states are following suit with regulations encouraging aggressive investment in improved infrastructure. With regulatory mandates likely to sweep the country, learn from experts what’s behind this drive and how it likely will affect your utility.
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