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Kellie De Pooter with G&W Electric Company

Kellie De Pooter with G&W Electric Company

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 Industrial Talk is onsite at DistribuTech 2025 and talking to Kellie De Pooter, Director, Global Marketing and Internal Communications at G&W Electric Co. about "A resilient and reliable grid". Scott MacKenzie hosts an industrial talk podcast featuring Kellie De Pooter, Global Director of Marketing and Communications at G&W Electric. Kellie discusses the growth of the DistribyTech event in Dallas, Texas, and the importance of collaboration with utilities. G&W Electric's booth features an innovation corner for customer feedback on new products. They focus on resiliency, reliability, and digitalization, using sensing technology and condition-based monitoring to improve grid performance. Kellie highlights a successful collaboration with a customer on a 69 kV apparatus. The conversation also touches on the increasing demand for power due to AI and data centers, emphasizing the need for efficient data utilization. Action Items
  • [ ] Integrate G&W's sensing technologies into their overhead reclosers and underground switches to provide more granular data to utilities.
  • [ ] Explore ways to seamlessly integrate the data from G&W's solutions into utilities' own cloud/SCADA systems.
  • [ ] Collaborate with customers to pilot G&W's new condition-based monitoring and asset management solutions.

Outline Kellie De Pooter G&W Electric: Introduction and Event Overview
  • Scott MacKenzie introduces the Industrial Talk podcast, highlighting its focus on industry innovations and professionals.
  • Scott welcomes listeners and mentions the event being broadcasted from DistribuTech in Dallas, Texas.
  • Scott introduces Kellie De Pooter, Global Director of Marketing and Communications for G&W Electric, and praises her previous appearances on the show.
  • Kellie De Pooter confirms her presence at the event and discusses the growth of the event, noting its global expansion.

Kellie De Pooter's Role and G&W Electric's Booth
  • Kellie De Pooter explains her role at G&W Electric, a 120-year-old company based in Chicago, and their products for utilities and commercial/industrial customers.
  • Scott comments on the impressive booth setup by G&W Electric, which won an award last year.
  • Kellie describes the innovation corner in their booth, which is invite-only and used to gather customer feedback on new, unmarketed products.
  • The innovation corner allows for collaborative problem-solving and potential development of new solutions.

Challenges in the Utility Sector
  • Scott and Kellie discuss the challenges faced by the utility sector, including increasing power demand and the need for modernization and digitalization.
  • Kellie emphasizes the importance of resiliency and reliability of the grid, and the role of AI and other technologies in addressing these challenges.
  • G&W Electric is investing in sensing technology and condition-based monitoring to help utilities make better decisions and improve grid reliability.
  • The company is working with a partner to test and develop these technologies, with plans to scale them across the industry.

Data Integration and Analytics
  • Scott inquires about the process of integrating data from G&W Electric's apparatus into the cloud and how it is analyzed.
  • Kellie explains that the data is currently being pushed to the partner's cloud, but plans are in place to integrate with utilities' existing systems.
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