Substation automation ensures uninterrupted electric power flow through several layers of switching, protection & control equipment and transformers in the electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system.  By monitoring substation operating conditions and performance, substation automation ensures electricity supply will remain stable. A smart grid will need to accommodate renewable energy supplies and variable power sources. Substation automation adds robust data communications to electricity utilities’ substation sites, enabling them to deliver smart grid solutions securely as they seek to revolutionize the electricity network and maintain security of supply for consumers and businesses.

C&W Worldwide claims to be the first company in Europe to receive accreditation for Cisco’s Substation Automation Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) Program which enables the company to deploy Cisco’s IP-based substation automation products and solutions to the electrical utility companies in the UK across its own, secure next-generation network.

C&W Worldwide has more than 1,100 operational network sites in the UK, many of them co-located at substations and on the transmission companies’ real-estate and in excess of 20,000 route kilometres of glass fibre, most of it wrapped around the earth wire of much of the UK’s energy transmission networks.

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