Utility Broadband Alliance reaches 100-member milestone
(UI) – The Utility Broadband Alliance (UBBA), a collaboration of utilities and solution providers dedicated to championing private broadband networks for critical infrastructure industries, has reached a major milestone by surpassing more than 100 members. CenterPoint Energy, Duke Energy and Lower Colorado River Authority are the newest utility members to join the utility-led Alliance, which incorporated in 2021 and seeks to help accelerate utilities’ journey toward a more secure, resilient and future-proof grid.
Utilities across the U.S. and globally are realizing the critical role of private broadband in grid modernization as they seek to achieve aggressive sustainability goals and deliver new, connected services to customers. While many utilities currently manage a multitude of siloed, narrowband wireless networks, private broadband can provide the scale and efficiency required to meet customers’ needs for an evolving, distributed digital grid.
“A modernized grid requires high levels of security and efficiency that can only be achieved through the advancement of digital networks,” said Carmine Reppucci, Southern Linc CEO. “Only private broadband can meet the demands for connectivity and efficiency that utility customers require.”
In addition to the inherent benefits of improved resiliency, cybersecurity and efficiency, private broadband networks are essential in helping utilities meet carbon reduction targets. Utilities adding renewables to the grid frequently leverage distributed energy resources (DERs) to provide critical grid stabilization, which in turn requires efficient and effective communication with these grid devices to realize the full range of capabilities.
“Meeting utility clean energy goals can only be achieved with high-speed network communication,” said Carlos Carazo, managing director of Digital Grid Services at Southern California Edison and member of the UBBA Board of Directors. “We are excited to collaborate with other UBBA members on initiatives that help further the adoption of the ubiquitous broadband connectivity that can aid in reducing the grid’s reliance on carbon-based energy sources.”
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