Industry Highlights

Electric utilities with bulk system assets must comply with NERC Reliability Standards, and it can be an extremely cumbersome process, especially when subjected to a regulatory compliance audit.  [...]

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is working on integrating the State of California’s earthquake early warning system (EEW) into its emergency preparedness initiatives.  The integration is a [...]

As you know, I like to blog about the power grid, emergency preparedness for various utility sectors, and similar topics.  As such I read a lot of industry publications to find topics to blog [...]

A recent study by Durham University concluded that nuclear plants in the U.K. are more vulnerable to tsunamis than previously thought.  The study indicated that the risk is greater in the U.K. [...]

Evacuation protocols are a necessary evil, but the cold hard truth is that no one – and I do mean no one – ever wants to evacuate from their home.  This resistance often leads to non-compliance, [...]

It’s no secret that climate change is happening.  Yes, the degree to which it is happening is open for debate, but few would deny that climate change is a legitimate threat.  This reality has [...]