Research & Reports
Research & Reports
Key Risk Evaluations of Assets by Utilities Focus on Regulation, Evolving Customer Expectations
It falls to utilities to ensure their assets perform safely and reliably while meeting regulatory and environmental standards. How are utilities managing risk amid surging DER and the growing threat of major weather-related disruptions?
Black & Veatch
Research & Reports
Research & Reports
New Ways to Study Individual Corporations’ Supply Chains
In choosing where to invest, what products to develop and push, and what environmental and labor standards to uphold, corporations continually shape the global economy’s geography and its effects.
University of Michigan: Erb Institute | Business for Sustainability
Research & Reports
Research & Reports
Utilities Must Constantly Be on Offense in Cat-and-Mouse Game Against Hackers
With the influx of DER, utilities' grid and communications networks are becoming more integrated and complex, opening them up to vulnerabilities. As hackers grow more sophisticated, utilities are ramping up cybersecurity.
Black & Veatch
Research & Reports
Research & Reports
For Utilities, the Road Map to Resilience Must Be Focused, Holistic
As climate change continues to flex its catastrophic muscle, a storm is brewing for U.S. utilities.
Black & Veatch
Research & Reports
Research & Reports
5G Implementation Comes Down to Communication, Collaboration
The lure of 5G digitalization is strong, promising new connectivity and cost savings. But implementing 5G at scale will require collaboration among carriers, utilities, communities, state and local regulators and technology integrators.
Black & Veatch
Research & Reports
Research & Reports
The Call Is Coming From Inside the House: Private Utility Networks Bring Efficiency, Control and Reliability
Reliable communications networks allow utilities to deliver uninterrupted #power to customers. No longer content to outsource their communications networks to public carriers, utilities are bringing networks in-house via fiber optics and wireless.
Black & Veatch
Research & Reports
Research & Reports
'Manager of Managers': Rise of Distributed Devices Drives Call for Network Management Solutions
Millions of devices are measuring and sometimes controlling the health of our utility networks, and millions more are coming.
Black & Veatch
Research & Reports
Research & Reports
Advanced Distribution Modernization Can Smooth the “Changing Physics” of the Grid
New Black & Veatch report finds that advanced distribution modernization sees utilities rapidly adopting digital technologies such as sensors, automated line switches and advanced remote monitoring to give themselves more control and faster response.
Black & Veatch
Research & Reports
Research & Reports
United They Stand: DER and Non-Wire Alternatives Are Pulling Utility Teams Together
When it comes to planning, utility managers are working to break down silos and overcome barriers in an effort to operate more cross-functionally as they tackle the challenges of distributed energy resources and non-wires alternatives.
Black & Veatch
Research & Reports
Research & Reports
Grid Modernization Goes Mainstream, Reliability Is Primary Goal
New Black & Veatch report finds that grid mod efforts are maturing as utilities double down on distribution investments to boost resilience. What was once a “nice to have” has quickly transformed into a “must” in today’s evolving utility landscape.
Black & Veatch

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