Keysight Survey Finds Fewer than Half of Grid Operators Believe Network Is Ready as Power Demand Surges
Business Wire•12/11/2026•11:00 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤45% of grid operators rate served regions well prepared for modernization
- ➤63% report progress meeting surging load demand over five years
- ➤80% report progress integrating renewable power and distributed energy resources
- ➤49% rate grid compliance and interoperability validation above average or excellent
- ➤72% actively invest in DERs and grid network testing solutions
Expert Statements
Farah Saeed, Industry Director, Energy and Environment Growth Advisory, Frost & Sullivan
“The survey underscores that while industry stakeholders each face different pain points, they all converge around the same core issue. The grid ecosystem needs a more coordinated way to validate complex, connected, software systems before they reach the field.”
Thomas Goetzl, Vice President and General Manager for Automotive and Energy Solutions, Keysight
“The next phase of grid modernization will require a fundamental shift in how new technologies are validated. As power, communications, and cybersecurity become increasingly interconnected, validating them in isolation is no longer enough. A more resilient grid will depend on ensuring these systems can interoperate and perform reliably under real-world conditions.”
Keysight Survey Finds Fewer than Half of Grid Operators Believe Network Is Ready as Power Demand Surges
Frost & Sullivan research identifies validation, resource, and cybersecurity constraints as critical gaps
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