IEEE's Dr. Avnaesh Jayantilal In this interview with Barbara Vergetis Lundin,  editor of FierceSmartGrid, Avnaesh Jayantilal discusses the importance of distributed energy management as empowered by the Smart Grid. He explains how it will change the way electric utilities will approach almost every aspect of their operations. Dr. Jayantilal is a Senior Member of IEEE and a member of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). He joined Alstom Grid in 1999 and is the Global Activity Manager for the Distribution Management Systems business where his responsibilities include...