Grid Digitalization and Technology Study - Clay Electric Case Study

The presentation will focus on the process to review emerging technologies related to grid resiliency and modernization. Clay Electric is undergoing a Grid Digitalization and Technology study to review options and developing technologies out 30 years. Clay will be collecting data to determining existing and future priorities:
The benefits to the utility:
• Reliability, Safety
• Theft detection/protection
• Faster communication speeds
• Enablement of faster analysis
• Analytics capabilities
• AI enablement
• Highly efficient use of resources

Clay Electric has made significant investments in their existing distribution systems and the operational systems that support them to provide resilience and operational efficiency. As Clay looks to the future, it must answer questions, including:
• What are our goals and best process to meet them?
• How do we maximize the value of our current assets?
• Are there new services and programs that can be deployed to modernize and support our current systems?
• How are we planning to support renewable technologies?
• Where are our gaps?
• Over the next 30 years, what will be our most urgent needs as it relates to system investment?
• Will our legacy communications infrastructure support our vision and future needs?