July 18, 2019

Digital Twins: Anticipating the arrival of performance benefits for utilities

The ‘Digital Twin’ is expected to have a tremendous impact along the entire E&U value chain – improving the performance of the power generation plant, high voltage distribution network, low voltage transportation line, sub-station and more. There’s no limitation. While the term dates back to around 2002, the Digital Twin is still work in progress. That’s because it’s extremely complex, as we shall see. When it does arrive, along with huge performance benefits, the Digital Twin will also bring digital dilemmas. Before we explore those,…