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April 25, 2022
Iowa Cooperative Uses Smart Grid Enablers To Achieve Fiber Network Rollout
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In this episode of CFC Solutions Cast, we chat with Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative President and CEO Jeremy Richert and NRTC Vice President of Smart Grid, Advisory and Networks Joe Walsh as they discuss the importance of smart grid enablers when planning for smart grid applications.
Maquoketa Valley, based in Anamosa, Iowa, has implemented multiple smart grid applications over the last 20 years including AMI metering, SCADA upgrades, system automation, data analytics, and their most recent application, MVLink, a fiber smart grid network.
Richert and Walsh discuss how cooperative leadership, communications and automation of technology each play an important role in developing the foundation needed for successful smart grid application deployments.
Tune in to hear the leadership insights Maquoketa Valley shares about the importance of utilizing smart grid enablers when planning for advanced technology and fiber applications.
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CFC and NRTC co-authored and published the Rural Electric Cooperative Smart Grid Benchmarking Report last September. The report covers smart grid technologies and quantifies how each have benefited cooperatives and their communities.
The report is based on survey responses from 60 cooperatives that have deployed advanced metering infrastructure, outage management systems, utility-scale solar demand-response programs and other technologies.
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Distribution System Reliability
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Load Management Technology
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Consumer Demand-Response Programs
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