Industry Highlights

Complying with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) requirements can be a challenge, especially with regard to the NERC CIP (critical infrastructure protection) requirements, [...]

It might seem like something straight out of a sci fi movie, but augmented reality is real, and it has the potential to improve the process of responding to outages.  Simply put, augmented [...]

When it comes to asset management, there is an evolution happening within the energy industry where utilities are moving from preventative maintenance to predictive maintenance. Historically, [...]

The UN General Assembly is encouraging countries to develop methods to make cities more earthquake proof.  The reason is that earthquake deaths are on the rise – not only is there more [...]

The massive wildfires that plagued California in 2017 have prompted a reconsideration of the state’s vegetation management regulations.  Forest fires are a major problem out west, one that is [...]

Nashville-based Metro Water is looking to upgrade its water system due to the advanced age of the water infrastructure as well as population growth in the area.  Some elements of Metro’s water [...]

Vehicle to grid technology has the potential to boost overall electric grid reliability.  Vehicle to grid (V2G) technology enables electric vehicles to plug in to the grid to recharge, and also [...]

Once a product of science fiction, artificial intelligence (AI) is now real and may eventually help enhance the process of producing and transmitting energy.  For example, AI could help integrate [...]

Drone technology is rapidly evolving to the point where it is now possible to utilize drones for outage restoration purposes.  It’s pretty amazing how far we have come regarding drone technology [...]