Product Code: PT-4099
Actionable Benefits:
- Identify the investment plans for a wide range of software applications for grid planning, grid control, and enhancing the grid.
- Understand the extent that Distribution System Operators (DSOs) plan to support their operations with Artificial Intelligence (AI).
- Appreciate the issues and factors that DSOs consider important when interacting with technology vendors.
Critical Questions Answered:
- What is top of mind for DSOs regarding their operating environment?
- Do respondents believe they have what it takes to take full advantage of digital technologies?
- How do DSOs devise their budgets for software applications?
Research Highlights:
- Insights into the external, operational, and technical challenges that DSOs currently face and how they impact thinking when it comes to investments in software applications.
- Indications of budget levels and spending intentions for different software applications.
- The factors that are critical when DSOs are considering a vendor.
Who Should Read This?
- Vendors looking to understand the needs, investment plans, and selection criteria of DSOs regarding software applications that can support their grids.
- System integrators looking to understand the issues concerning the identification and deployment of software applications by DSOs.
- Grid operators wanting to understand how their digitalization plans compare with others and how respondents’ perceptions of emerging technologies compare with theirs.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Key Findings
Key Challenges Respondents Are Facing
Software Investments
Technology Provision
Vendor Selection Criteria
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