Industry Highlights

Bonding mats are critical for utility employees because they can help prevent electrocutions when working near charged utility lines.  They are important not only for electrical lineman safety, [...]

Chemical plants do not immediately come to mind when thinking about emergency preparedness in the utility industry.  But they should, because one industrial plant explosion could cause a domino [...]

This is scary.  The Orville Dam Spillway has apparently developed hairline cracks in certain sections, yet state officials say there is no need to worry.  I don’t know about you, but in my [...]

When it comes to the impact of renewable energy sources on grid stability, flexibility is the key.  But this, like many things in life, is easier said than done.  You see, an increased number of [...]

Many companies have never heard of the concept of a customer service clinic, primarily because quality customer service is not always a top priority within the industry.  There are multiple [...]

Microgrid interconnectivity is the key to power grid resiliency, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.  This allows microgrids to communicate with one another, which would be useful, for [...]

Thanks to North Korea, the U.S. is now at risk of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack on the power grid.  In fact, Kim Jong-un has threatened such action, and experts agree that such an attack [...]

It is no secret that for electric utilities vegetation control, especially tree trimming, is critical to reduce the frequency of downed wires and other power outage-causing scenarios.  It is even [...]

Emergency operations centers or EOCs are becoming more advanced and functional with each passing year.  Temporary trailers are being replaced with new, state-of-the-art permanent facilities that [...]

I recently read about a raw sewage leak caused by a power outage.  This situation isn’t something that typically comes to mind when you think about an outage, which is why it caught my [...]