Southern California Edison (SCE) is committed to delivering safe, reliable, affordable, and clean energy by advancing grid modernization and innovation. Through its Grid Technology Development (GTD) organization, SCE evaluates emerging technologies to ensure they are ready for secure and reliable deployment on the electric grid.

The Grid Technology Development (GTD) Labs at the Fenwick facility support technology demonstration, evaluation, proof‑of‑concept validation, and pre‑deployment testing in a secure, fully integrated grid environment. The labs are designed to mirror real‑world grid conditions, enabling evaluation of connected grid technologies across automation, communications, cybersecurity, protection, and distributed energy systems before they are deployed on the operational grid. This approach helps reduce deployment risk, improve reliability, and accelerate grid modernization efforts.

The Fenwick GTD Labs include several specialized environments. The Distribution Automation Lab focuses on waveform analytics for fault detection, remote fault indicators, device management systems, and augmented reality tools for asset inspection and maintenance. The Power Systems Lab provides real‑time digital simulation for hardware‑in‑the‑loop testing, while the Substation Automation Lab validates merging units and virtual protection architectures. In addition, the Grid Edge Technology Lab supports Grid Management System (GMS) interface testing for applications such as FLISR, and the Distributed Energy Storage Lab evaluate smart inverter behavior and DER integration—collectively ensuring technologies are ready for safe, reliable grid deployment.