PPL Electric Utilities wins industry award for innovative distribution technology that predicts equipment issues before they become a problem
PPL Electric Utilities has been awarded the 2025 SEPA Power Player Resilience Award for implementing innovative predictive failure technology to enhance grid safety and reliability. The utility has successfully integrated the Early Fault Detection (EFD) system, which uses radio frequency sensors to proactively identify failing electrical components before they cause outages.
The technology continuously monitors power lines for abnormal signals caused by deteriorating equipment and vegetation interference. Since deployment, PPL Electric has detected hundreds of hidden infrastructure issues, preventing potential outages for hundreds of thousands of customers. By 2028, the company plans to install over 9,000 RF sensors across more than 8,000 miles of distribution lines in eastern and central Pennsylvania.
PPL Electric serves nearly 1.5 million customers and consistently ranks among the top utilities for reliability and customer satisfaction. This implementation aligns with their commitment to safety, reliability, and operational efficiency while reducing costly unplanned maintenance work.
PPL Electric Utilities ha ricevuto il 2025 SEPA Power Player Resilience Award per l'implementazione di una tecnologia innovativa di previsione dei guasti per migliorare la sicurezza e l'affidabilit脿 della rete. L'utility ha integrato con successo il sistema di Rilevamento Precoce dei Guasti (EFD), che utilizza sensori a radiofrequenza per identificare proattivamente i componenti elettrici in fase di guasto prima che causino interruzioni.
Questa tecnologia monitora continuamente le linee elettriche per segnali anomali causati da attrezzature deteriorate e interferenze della vegetazione. Dalla sua implementazione, PPL Electric ha rilevato centinaia di problemi nascosti nelle infrastrutture, prevenendo potenziali interruzioni per centinaia di migliaia di clienti. Entro il 2028, l'azienda prevede di installare oltre 9.000 sensori RF su pi霉 di 8.000 miglia di linee di distribuzione nella Pennsylvania orientale e centrale.
PPL Electric serve quasi 1,5 milioni di clienti e si classifica costantemente tra le migliori utility per affidabilit脿 e soddisfazione dei clienti. Questa implementazione 猫 in linea con il loro impegno per la sicurezza, l'affidabilit脿 e l'efficienza operativa, riducendo al contempo i costosi lavori di manutenzione imprevisti.
PPL Electric Utilities ha sido galardonada con el 2025 SEPA Power Player Resilience Award por implementar una tecnolog铆a innovadora de detecci贸n de fallos predictiva para mejorar la seguridad y fiabilidad de la red. La empresa ha integrado con 茅xito el sistema de Detecci贸n Temprana de Fallos (EFD), que utiliza sensores de radiofrecuencia para identificar proactivamente componentes el茅ctricos defectuosos antes de que causen cortes de energ铆a.
La tecnolog铆a monitorea continuamente las l铆neas el茅ctricas en busca de se帽ales anormales causadas por el deterioro del equipo y la interferencia de la vegetaci贸n. Desde su implementaci贸n, PPL Electric ha detectado cientos de problemas ocultos en la infraestructura, previniendo posibles cortes para cientos de miles de clientes. Para el 2028, la compa帽铆a planea instalar m谩s de 9,000 sensores RF en m谩s de 8,000 millas de l铆neas de distribuci贸n en el este y centro de Pennsylvania.
PPL Electric atiende a casi 1.5 millones de clientes y se clasifica constantemente entre las principales empresas de servicios p煤blicos en cuanto a fiabilidad y satisfacci贸n del cliente. Esta implementaci贸n est谩 alineada con su compromiso con la seguridad, la fiabilidad y la eficiencia operativa, al tiempo que reduce los costosos trabajos de mantenimiento no planificados.
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PPL Electric Utilities a re莽u le 2025 SEPA Power Player Resilience Award pour avoir mis en 艙uvre une technologie innovante de d茅tection pr茅dictive des pannes afin d'am茅liorer la s茅curit茅 et la fiabilit茅 du r茅seau. L'entreprise a int茅gr茅 avec succ猫s le syst猫me de D茅tection Pr茅coce des Pannes (EFD), qui utilise des capteurs 脿 radiofr茅quence pour identifier de mani猫re proactive les composants 茅lectriques d茅faillants avant qu'ils ne causent des coupures.
Cette technologie surveille en continu les lignes 茅lectriques 脿 la recherche de signaux anormaux caus茅s par la d茅t茅rioration des 茅quipements et l'interf茅rence de la v茅g茅tation. Depuis son d茅ploiement, PPL Electric a d茅tect茅 des centaines de probl猫mes d'infrastructure cach茅s, emp锚chant ainsi des coupures potentielles pour des centaines de milliers de clients. D'ici 2028, l'entreprise pr茅voit d'installer plus de 9 000 capteurs RF sur plus de 8 000 miles de lignes de distribution dans l'est et le centre de la Pennsylvanie.
PPL Electric dessert pr猫s de 1,5 million de clients et se classe constamment parmi les meilleures entreprises de services publics en mati猫re de fiabilit茅 et de satisfaction client. Cette mise en 艙uvre s'inscrit dans leur engagement en faveur de la s茅curit茅, de la fiabilit茅 et de l'efficacit茅 op茅rationnelle tout en r茅duisant les travaux de maintenance impr茅vus co没teux.
PPL Electric Utilities wurde mit dem 2025 SEPA Power Player Resilience Award ausgezeichnet, weil es innovative pr盲diktive Fehltechnologie implementiert hat, um die Sicherheit und Zuverl盲ssigkeit des Stromnetzes zu verbessern. Das Unternehmen hat erfolgreich das Fr眉hzeitige Fehlererkennungssystem (EFD) integriert, das Radiofrequenzsensoren nutzt, um proaktiv fehlerhafte elektrische Komponenten zu identifizieren, bevor sie zu Ausf盲llen f眉hren.
Die Technologie 眉berwacht kontinuierlich die Stromleitungen auf abnormale Signale, die durch verschlechterte Ausr眉stung und Vegetationsst枚rungen verursacht werden. Seit der Einf眉hrung hat PPL Electric Hunderte von versteckten Infrastrukturproblemen erkannt und potenzielle Ausf盲lle f眉r Hunderttausende von Kunden verhindert. Bis 2028 plant das Unternehmen, 眉ber 9.000 RF-Sensoren auf mehr als 8.000 Meilen von Verteilungsleitungen in Ost- und Mittel-Pennsylvania zu installieren.
PPL Electric bedient fast 1,5 Millionen Kunden und z盲hlt kontinuierlich zu den besten Versorgungsunternehmen hinsichtlich Zuverl盲ssigkeit und Kundenzufriedenheit. Diese Implementierung steht im Einklang mit ihrem Engagement f眉r Sicherheit, Zuverl盲ssigkeit und Betriebseffizienz und reduziert gleichzeitig kostspielige ungeplante Wartungsarbeiten.
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The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) honors eastern
The SEPA Power Player Awards honor organizations leading the transition to a clean, resilient and modern energy future. PPL Electric was selected for its successful integration of IND Technology's Early Fault Detection (EFD) system 鈥� also known as predictive failure technology 鈥� which proactively identifies failing electrical components before they cause power outages or safety hazards on the electric grid.
"Our commitment to safety, reliability and innovation is at the core of everything we do," said PPL Electric Utilities President Christine Martin. "This award is a testament to the forward-thinking solutions we're implementing to provide our customers with safer, more reliable service while optimizing efficiency."
PPL Electric's implementation of the EFD technology uses radio frequency (RF) sensors to continuously monitor power lines and detect abnormal signals caused by deteriorating equipment, vegetation interference and other potential failure points. By identifying these issues before they escalate into outages, PPL Electric can take proactive maintenance actions 鈥� reducing service interruptions and improving safety for both customers and utility workers alike.
Since the initial deployment of EFD technology, PPL Electric has identified hundreds of hidden infrastructure issues, by which resolving will improve reliability and prevent outages for hundreds of thousands of customers. The technology also enables crews to perform repairs before emergencies occur, reducing costly unplanned work which drives efficiency and enhances overall grid resilience.
By the end of 2028, PPL Electric plans to have over 9,000 RF sensors installed across more than 8,000 miles of distribution lines in eastern and central
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