This statistic displays the results of a survey on the drivers for the modernization of electric distribution systems among utilities and municipalities in the United States as of November 2016. At that time, almost 38 percent of surveyed respondents stated one of their main drivers for modernization was improving cybersecurity.
Reasons for electric distribution system modernization in the United States as of November 2016*
qualified utility, municipal, commercial, and community stakeholders
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* Original question: Many utilities are investing in grid modernization that is focused on electric distribution systems. What are the drivers for modernizing your electric distribution systems? (Select all that apply).
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Black & Veatch. (January 30, 2017). Reasons for electric distribution system modernization in the United States as of November 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/800453/drivers-for-modernizing-electric-distribution-systems-in-the-us/
Black & Veatch. "Reasons for electric distribution system modernization in the United States as of November 2016*." Chart. January 30, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/800453/drivers-for-modernizing-electric-distribution-systems-in-the-us/
Black & Veatch. (2017). Reasons for electric distribution system modernization in the United States as of November 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/800453/drivers-for-modernizing-electric-distribution-systems-in-the-us/
Black & Veatch. "Reasons for Electric Distribution System Modernization in The United States as of November 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/800453/drivers-for-modernizing-electric-distribution-systems-in-the-us/
Black & Veatch, Reasons for electric distribution system modernization in the United States as of November 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/800453/drivers-for-modernizing-electric-distribution-systems-in-the-us/ (last visited April 05, 2020)
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