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July 9, 2025 Power

Embracing IEC 61850 and the Strategic Shift Toward Digital Substations

The electric grid is feeling the strain from significant changes in both the supply of power and demand for power. The limitations of traditional substations, in particular, become more apparent as utilities grapple with increasing demands from large load centers, generator interconnects, rising electrification across sectors, and the growing utilization of distributed energy resources.

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