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.
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.
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?
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.