Association of Edison Illuminating Companies monthly column kicks off.

Conversation with ESS CEO Eric Dresselhuys, who is leading the charge to develop the long-duration energy storage badly needed by the decarbonizing grid.

Conversation with Neara’s General Manager-Americas, Rob Brook, on his experiences in our industry, what attracted him to this major Australia-based company, and how he views his current role.

“The private network is fantastic, and it solves a lot of challenges for grid modernization. Having a security overlay with that advancement is common sense.”

“The utility sector’s growing focus on grid modernization efforts requires solutions that will help bridge the gap between OT and IT systems used to operate the grid.”

“Quantum computers do what would take a classical computer a thousand years. A viable quantum computer will give the ability to unhinge the primitive keys upon which all cryptography is predicated. That’s how we got our foot in the door with utilities is quantum safe security for critical infrastructure.”