Industry Highlights

Image courtesy of Bruce Guenter under Attribution 2.0 Generic License, resized to 700 x 391 pixels. Infrared imaging can help utilities see “hidden” abnormalities which in turn can help improve [...]

Image courtesy of ThinkGeoEnergy under Attribution 2.0 Generic License, resized to 700 x 391 pixels. It’s no secret that old high-transmission power lines are a problem for electric utilities, [...]

Image courtesy of ThinkGeoEnergy under Attribution 2.0 Generic License, resized to 700 x 391 pixels. Geothermal energy is one of many potential additions to the energy mix that could help meet [...]

Image courtesy of Glenn Beltz under Attribution 2.0 Generic License, resized to 700 x 391 pixels. Cameras powered by artificial intelligence, or AI cameras as I’ll refer to them in this [...]

Image courtesy of Can Pac Swire under Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generic License, resized to 700 x 391 pixels. The number of Texas power outages has been trending up for decades.  [...]

Image courtesy of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center under Attribution 2.0 Generic License, resized to 700 x 391 pixels. Events triggered by a geographic disturbance (GMD) or electromagnetic pulse [...]

Image courtesy of 2di7 & titanio44 under Attribution-Noncommercial-Noderivs 2.0 Generic License, resized to 700 x 391 pixels. Could we experience a massive asteroid disaster within the U.S. [...]

Image courtesy of Terry Kearney under CC0 1.0 Universal License, resized to 700 x 391 pixels. Any electric utility operating an island grid understands the level of difficulty here.  [...]

Image courtesy of Noya Fields under Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 Generic License, resized to 700 x 391 pixels. Pepco and Toyota have partnered to develop electric vehicle or EV charger technology [...]

Image courtesy of Sergio Boscaino under Attribution 2.0 Generic License, resized to 700 x 391 pixels. The word “uninsurable” is a nasty, risk-laden concept that sends shivers down my spine.  [...]