Industry Highlights

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 [...]

Whenever I talk about emerging water utility trends, I sometimes get a strange feeling that eyes are rolling.  This is likely because, to many outside observers, the water utility industry is [...]

The so-called internet of things (IOT) is a buzzword – for utilities as well as every other type of company out there – that is fast becoming a term as ubiquitous as big data, smart devices, and [...]

Now that 2017 is behind us, it’s time to look forward to that brave new world that is 2018!  But before we leave 2017 in the dust, I thought it would be helpful to publish one more blog post [...]

Cascading power failures are the result of a domino effect where a vulnerable part of the grid creates additional downstream outages.  And a new study found that just a few vulnerable areas of [...]

Whether we are talking about demand response, storm hardening, cybersecurity, or something else, as an emergency preparedness professional, I am all for anything that can boost electric grid [...]