The last few years the switchgear market has shown a growing demand on gas insulated switchgear and this growth is prognosed to steadily continue over the next years. To a bigger extent, this is connected to the compactness of GIS and its very low maintenance. But at what costs do these features come? To understand the future of the market and what switchgear features drive better performance, we decided to take a closer look at the advantages and disadvantages of GIS as well