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Energy and Utilities

IoT solutions help utilities modernize infrastructure, improve visibility and control, and accelerate operational improvements. Learn how Digi can help.

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The grid stays steady when utility operators stay connected and informed

The energy and utilities industry plays a crucial role in delivering reliable power and essential services to homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure. As grids become more distributed, digital, and data-driven, utilities are adopting advanced technologies to improve resilience, visibility, and operational efficiency. Secure connectivity and intelligent monitoring are playing an increasingly important role in helping providers manage assets, modernize infrastructure, and ensure consistent energy delivery in a rapidly evolving landscape.

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Smart Grid Automation

Smart grid automation enables utilities to monitor, control and optimize grid operations in real time across substations, distribution networks and field assets. With secure connectivity and intelligent edge solutions, utilities can automate processes, reduce outages and respond faster to changing grid conditions.

Grid Stability and Outage Management

Real-time monitoring and intelligent connectivity help utilities quickly detect disruptions and maintain grid stability across complex distribution networks. With improved visibility into grid conditions, operators can respond faster to outages, reduce downtime and restore service more efficiently.

SCADA System Connectivity

Secure, reliable connectivity enables utilities to link SCADA systems with substations, field devices and remote infrastructure for real-time monitoring and control. With resilient networking and centralized device management, operators can maintain visibility, improve response times and ensure consistent system performance across the grid.

Energy and utility applications demand resilience and intelligence

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Energy and utility providers are modernizing infrastructure to improve grid reliability, visibility and operational efficiency across generation, transmission and distribution systems. Digi’s cellular routers, infrastructure management solutions and intelligent embedded systems enable secure connectivity for substation automation, distributed energy resources, smart metering, grid monitoring, predictive maintenance and remote asset management. With reliable networking and centralized device management, Digi helps utilities securely connect and manage critical infrastructure across the evolving energy landscape.

Reliability

Strengthen grid resilience with secure connectivity and real-time monitoring that help utilities detect issues early, reduce outages and maintain consistent service delivery.

Operational efficiency

Gain continuous visibility into distributed assets and infrastructure to streamline operations, optimize maintenance schedules and reduce costly field visits.

Grid intelligence

Leverage real-time data from substations, meters and field devices to support smarter grid management, distributed energy integration and more responsive decision-making.

Security

Protect critical infrastructure with secure networking and centralized device management that safeguard utility operations against cyber threats and unauthorized access.

Explore how Digi customers are energizing the industry

Grid Monitoring

Digi industrial cellular solutions enable real-time monitoring of substation meters and generators to optimize energy operations, reduce maintenance and communication costs, and achieve significant ROI.

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Smart Metering

Digi XBee Wi-SUN connectivity supports delivery of real-time energy consumption data to the cloud, enabling utilities and customers to monitor usage and optimize electricity consumption through mobile apps and secure mesh networking.

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Smart Poles

Smart poles equipped with sensors, cameras and Digi XBee wireless communication modules enable utilities and cities to remotely monitor infrastructure, automate lighting and gather real-time data to improve safety, efficiency and sustainability.

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Smart Streetlights

Smart streetlighting solutions using Digi XBee mesh networking allow cities to remotely monitor and control individual LED fixtures, enabling adaptive dimming, faster fault detection and significant reductions in energy and maintenance costs.

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Energy Management

A Digi customer worked with Digi Wireless Design Services to create a smart energy solution with an intelligent energy management controller to optimize the generation, storage and distribution of solar power to help homes, businesses and utilities use renewable energy more efficiently and reliably.

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Solar Tracking

Solar tracking systems use intelligent controllers and Digi XBee wireless connectivity to continuously reposition photovoltaic panels toward the sun, maximizing energy production and enabling solar operators to monitor and optimize performance across large solar installations in real time.

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Digi’s connectivity solutions support the full range of smart grid use cases

Aerial night view of a city's illuminated power grid and street network, representing smart grid automation. Green smart grid automation icon showing a power bolt connected to a network of nodes. Smart Grid Automation Utilities use connected sensors, controllers and networking solutions to automate grid operations, enabling real-time monitoring, faster fault detection and improved power distribution efficiency.
Two digital smart electricity meters mounted on a residential building exterior wall. Green smart metering icon showing a gauge and wireless signal symbol. Smart Metering Connected smart meters provide accurate, real-time energy consumption data that helps utilities improve billing accuracy, reduce losses and give customers better visibility into their energy usage.
Utility engineer in hard hat and safety vest monitors a laptop at an electrical substation at dusk. Green substation monitoring icon showing a power transmission tower and electrical substation. Substation Monitoring and Management Secure connectivity allows utilities to remotely monitor and manage substations and critical equipment, improving reliability, enabling predictive maintenance and reducing costly site visits.
Rooftop solar panels with wind turbines on hillside, representing distributed energy resource (DER) integration. Green DER integration icon showing a power bolt encircled by recycling arrows symbolizing distributed energy resources. Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Integration IoT-enabled connectivity helps utilities integrate renewable energy sources such as solar and wind into the grid while maintaining security, stability, visibility and operational control.
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