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By integrating key functions—such as outage management, distribution management, and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)—into a single platform, ADMS provides operators with a comprehensive, real-time view of the grid. This topic will explore how utilities are leveraging ADMS to improve reliability, enhance situational awareness, enable distributed energy resource (DER) integration, and support advanced functions like fault location, isolation, and service restoration (FLISR), volt/VAR optimization, and predictive analytics.
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Powering Innovation: Lessons from Testing a Multi-Utility ADMS Rollout
February 03, 2026
As utilities modernize their grid operations, the implementation of Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS) across multiple operating companies presents both significant opportunities and complex challenges. This presentation will share key lessons learned from the testing phase of a multi-utility ADMS deployment, currently in the second release of its first program stage.
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ADMS Implementation Drives Multi-OpCo Standardization for Efficiency and Quality
February 03, 2026
American Electric Power (AEP), one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, is organized into seven regulated operating companies (OpCos) that serve nearly 5.6 million customers across 11 states. The ADMS program at AEP presented an opportunity to strengthen standardization across those OpCos for greater efficiency and quality.
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Fortifying the Grid Edge: Cybersecurity Analysis and Testing for Advanced Distribution Devices, Lessons from a Utility
February 04, 2026
As utilities modernize their distribution networks with broadband-enabled technologies, cybersecurity stakes have never been higher. This session presents a real-world case study of a utility’s comprehensive cybersecurity evaluation and testing process for ten newly deployed LTE-connected distribution grid devices.
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As utilities continue to advance their deployment of Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS), a growing challenge lies not in the availability of advanced functionalities, but in realizing the …Speakers
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As utilities modernize their grid operations, the implementation of Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS) across multiple operating companies presents both significant opportunities and comp …Speakers
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This session will allow the audience to hear from both an investor-owned and a municipal utility about their plans to improve reliability and resilience through the deployment of advanced grid control …
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As utilities accelerate their transition to advanced grid technologies, the distribution network model has emerged as the critical foundation for enabling ADMS and DERMS functionality. This session, l …
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Southern California Edison (SCE) is modernizing grid operations to meet California’s escalating reliability, resiliency, and decarbonization demands while preparing for millions of DERs and accelerate …Speakers
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SMUD is deploying Next Gen AMI and integrating Distributed Intelligence capabilities with their ADMS/DERMS system to bring grid edge level monitoring and controls into real-time operations. The new fu …SpeakersChairperson
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If you work with ADMS, AMI, or grid analytics, and want to improve operational trust in your data, this is the session for you. In January 2025, Salt River Project (SRP) completed its cutover to a new …Speakers
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A technical yet practical session on how digital twin intelligence, Dynamic Line Rating, Vegetation Management and predictive analytics are enabling utilities to unlock more capacity, reduce outages a …Speakers
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As utilities accelerate grid modernization to meet evolving reliability, efficiency, and decarbonization goals, Volt-VAR Optimization (VVO) has emerged as a cornerstone technology. This presentation e …SpeakersChairperson
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Utilities across the geographies are operating in a rapidly shifting landscape defined by grid modernization, accelerating DER adoption, extreme weather, aging infrastructure, and rising customer expe …
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Grid edge and grid level Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems (DERMS) are important tools for utilities to manage DER assets and work with Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS) to …SpeakersChairperson
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In 2023 DTE embarked on a 5-year transformative journey to enhance grid reliability and operational efficiency through the implementation of Fault Location, Isolation, and Service Restoration (FLISR) …Chairperson
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As utilities modernize their distribution networks with broadband-enabled technologies, cybersecurity stakes have never been higher. This session presents a real-world case study of a utility’s compre …Speakers
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Enterprise security operations centers monitor threats across the IT infrastructure using SIEM and SOAR platforms. When threats are detected, automated playbooks respond in seconds - isolating systems …
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At Distributech 2024, we introduced a novel AI-powered framework within the ADMS ecosystem, enabling DSOs to achieve low-voltage (LV) and medium-voltage (MV) grid visibility using existing GIS and AMI …
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NERC CIP compliance should not require a 4-week preparation scramble before audits. Yet many utilities still rely on manual processes - spreadsheet-based password tracking, periodic configuration revi …
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The ChallengeWildfires, driven by climate change and land‑use pressures, are growing in scale and severity. Utilities must integrate wildfire‑mitigation strategies directly into smart‑grid software an …