Traditionally, small municipal electrical utilities like the one in Seguin, Texas, have believed that implementing a SCADA was simply out of reach, due to the perceived high initial costs, high ...

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A small utility in Seguin, Texas, installed a complete monitoring and control system that rivals systems installed at much larger utilities to improve service. Traditionally, small municipal ...