IIoT for Energy and Utilities: A Practical Guide to Monitoring Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Equipment
· 9 min read
The energy sector operates some of the most expensive, most critical, and most geographically dispersed equipment in any industry. A single transformer failure can cost $2-10 million. A turbine bearing failure can take a power plant offline for weeks. And unlike a factory that loses one production line, a utility that loses a substation can darken an entire city.
Industrial IoT isn't optional for energy and utilities anymore — it's the difference between proactive asset management and rolling the dice on $50 million turbines.