Industry Highlights

Six cancer patients have filed a lawsuit against the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), claiming the Fukushima radiation that was leaked during the 2011 nuclear disaster caused their cancer [...]

Here’s another potential emergency planning “gotcha” for utilities to be aware of – lawsuits.  Case in point, during the first week of January 2022, 131 insurance companies filed a lawsuit [...]

According to the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC), maintaining grid reliability will become increasingly challenging over the next 10 years.  The findings were outlined in NERC’s [...]

California-based PG&E has proposed a 1,600 MW energy storage plan to California regulators.  The proposal applies to 9 projects across California that are expected to come online between 2023 [...]

I recently stumbled onto an interesting article published by Power Grid International that touts the virtues of a so-called “smart antenna strategy” for electric utilities. I’ve never heard this [...]

What’s better, overground or underground power lines? That’s the question I’m posing today, and like many things in life, the answer is not particularly straight-forward. Both undergrounding and [...]

Utilizing helicopters to install, maintain and repair electrical infrastructure is more common than you might think. This kind of work is typically done by climbing poles or utilizing bucket [...]

In November 2021, almost 60% of voters in Maine voted to stop construction on the New England Clean Energy Connect, a 145-mile high-voltage transmission corridor being developed by Central Maine [...]

The recent passing into law of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is a huge win for utility companies, especially those in the water and electricity sectors.  All told, [...]

Best-in-class asset management is going to be critical for electric utilities as new demands put a strain on the grid.  These new demands include the addition and integration of renewable energy [...]