As consumer demands change, community grids and two-way power flows emerge, and new loads like electric vehicles become increasingly commonplace, communications systems will be the connective tissue that supports the framework of the electricity networks.

In West Virginia, where interior forests provide breeding habitat for sensitive species, regulatory agencies worked with Columbia Gas Transmission to minimize impacts associated with construction of the Mountaineer Xpress natural gas transmission pipeline.

Distribution volt/VAR control (DVVC) has helped utilities realize 2-3 percent energy reductions on a systemwide basis, a benefit that will grow as data collection and analysis improves. 

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