Industry Highlights

SoCalGas, the largest natural gas distributor in North America, recently introduced plans for a proposed hydrogen energy system called Angeles Link to serve Southern California.  The proposed [...]

Microgrids are increasingly common, and so are microgrid cyberattacks.  As a refresher, microgrids are like mini grids that are separated from the main grid, and are often used for hospitals, [...]

If you think tunneling robots are the stuff of science fiction, think again!  California-based robotics company Petra has created a robotic device that can tunnel through cumbersome terrain like [...]

As I’m sure you already know, wildfire mitigation in California is of critical importance, which is why I was stoked to read about the success that Southern California Edison (SCE) has been [...]

You know that forest fires are increasing in frequency, but did you know that there is actually already technology in existence for preventing wildfires?  While there are a variety of causes – [...]

As I’m sure you know, when the lights go out, outage misinformation has a way of running rampant across social media.  This is extremely problematic, because it could undermine all the good [...]

The idea of IoT sensor standards seems like a no-brainer.  Not only are self-powered sensors being increasingly deployed within the context of utility operations, but they are also prominently [...]

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the impact of weather disasters in the U.S. hit a new apex in 2021.  Hundreds of lives, and billions of dollars, were lost [...]

An event that scientists are calling an “earthquake swarm” pounded the Oregon coast in December 2021.  All told, a whopping 40 quakes were recorded in less than 24 hours along the Blanco Fracture [...]

Packetized energy management (PEM) could be the solution to balancing supply and demand across the grid.  And this is important because it will likely be more difficult as time goes on to achieve [...]