In this episode of CFC Solutions Cast, we chat with Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative President and CEO Jeremy Richert and NRTC Vice President of Smart Grid, Advisory and Networks Joe Walsh as they discuss the importance of smart grid enablers when planning for smart grid applications.

Maquoketa Valley, based in Anamosa, Iowa, has implemented multiple smart grid applications over the last 20 years including AMI metering, SCADA upgrades, system automation, data analytics, and their most recent application, MVLink, a fiber smart grid network. 

Richert and Walsh discuss how cooperative leadership, communications and automation of technology each play an important role in developing the foundation needed for successful smart grid application deployments.

Tune in to hear the leadership insights Maquoketa Valley shares about the importance of utilizing smart grid enablers when planning for advanced technology and fiber applications.