SMART WIRES™ MILLENNIUM MILESTONE
In mid-November, Smart Wires passed a noteworthy milestone: 1,000 device-years1 of field run-time. Deployments are spread across three continents – Europe, Australia and North America – and include a variety of devices across Guardian™ and SmartValve™ product families. After receiving Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) grant funding in 2011, Smart Wires moved from prototype to field-ready unit in less than a year. The first ever modular power flow control devices were installed on Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)’s system in 2012. Since then, leading utilities across the