Spark
Context
Recommendations
Natural Disasters Have Become More Frequent, Intense, and Expensive
Predict, Prepare, and Protect
Withstand and Mitigate
Respond and Recover
Grid Hardening and Resiliency Technologies Improve Outage Prevention and Recovery
T&D Automation Provides Enhanced Control and Visibility
Centralized and Distributed Automation Control Schemes Combine for Optimal Control
FLISR Enables Superior Response Times
Remote Monitoring Maintains Grid Visibility Throughout and After Storms and Other Outage Events
Smart Metering Provides Granular, Hyper-Local Data Points for Outage Detection and Location
Physical Hardening Protects Grid Assets from Disaster Damage
Predictive Weather and Forecasting Platforms Provide Utilities with Critical Intelligence
Workforce Management and Emergency Response Planning Software Streamline Reparation Efforts
Utilities Must Strategically and Efficiently Invest for the Present and Future
Thinking Ahead Ensures Preparedness
Flexibility Enables Balanced Solutions
Collaboration Breeds Innovation
Reevaluation Is Critical for Future-Proofing