| | December 20206Copyright © 2020 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof. DECEMBER - 15 - 2020, Vol 04 - Issue 08 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc. To subscribe to Utilities Tech OutlookVisit www.utilitiestechoutlook.com SalesRich Gonsalvesrich@utilitiestechoutlook.comVisualizersRonald DonovanManaging EditorOlivia SmithEDITOR'S DESKAging electric grid infrastructure along with the growing requirement for digitization of the power sector is set to increase the investment and deployment of smart grid technologies. The global smart grid solution market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 11 percent during the period from 2020-2025. A number of governments are turning to smart grid technology as a strategic infrastructural investment that will sustain their long-term economic prosperity and help them achieve their carbon emission reduction targets. This in turn is expected to provide an ample amount of opportunity to smart grid solutions providers. Smart transmission and distribution equipment is witnessing a growth on account of shifting focus toward advanced cloud computing technology owing to parallel processing and flexible resources. Alongside, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is set to observe substantial expansion owing to rising installation of smart meters to guarantee reliable and efficient energy consumption. AMI can significantly reduce operating costs by remotely reading meters, connecting/disconnecting service, identifying outages, and enabling utilities to provide customers digital access to their usage information.In this edition of Utilities Tech Outlook, we bring you the story of some of the most promising smart grid solution providers that deliver the best outcomes for their clients. This edition also offers a combination of thought leadership from subject matter experts with real-life stories on fostering robust partnerships and exclusive insights from CIOs and CXOs. We hope this edition will provide you with the right assistance in choosing the smart grid solution provider according to your requirements.Let us know your thoughts!Olivia Smith Managing Editoreditor@utilitiestechooutlook.comMoving Toward Smarter UtilitesOlivia Smith*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffEditorial StaffAaron Pierce Ava GarciaJoshua Parker Kenny PeruzziVian Isaac
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