FirstEnergy laid out an ambitious agenda for grid modernization, improved reliability, customer service, and regulatory compliance that entails distribution automation to support and manage DER and Volt/VAR optimization across 10 operating companies that cover 5 states and serve 6+ million customers.

In this session, hear a case study, objectives achieved, lessons learned, and results from this distribution automation, FLISR, and Volt/VAR deployment. See how utilities can leverage standardized business processes and technologies across their enterprise footprint to improve safety, real-time situational awareness, and quickly scale operations for extreme weather events, and optimize grid efficiency.