Keeping Up With the Future: The latest developments in switchgear are reshaping the smart grid of tomorrow

摘要

Flexibility may be that elusive silver bullet everyone is looking for to address many of the electrical grid's problems, or maybe simply being open-minded is the answer. The electric utility industry is caught between yesterday's and tomorrow's technology. There are some pretty remarkable applications and adaptations available today, but which of them is suitable for moving forward? Utilities are showing some reluctance to move from an established working technology to the promise of an unfamiliar technology as they deal with their limited resources.