Industry Highlights

I read a very interesting and detailed article on T&D World that focuses on something I’ve honestly never thought about – the aesthetics of transmission structures.  According to the article, [...]

Substation fire protection may not be the most exciting of topics, but it is critically important because a single substation fire can cause widespread power outages.  It’s a domino effect that [...]

Scientists have developed a specially-adapted type of drone designed to enter into volcanos to measure their volcanic gas emissions.  These emissions can help predict volcanic eruptions, [...]

It’s hard to believe that utility line personnel are not thought of as first responders – electricity is an essential service, and someone needs to get things back up and running.  Yet, these [...]

Electric utilities should have a plan in place focused on winterizing the grid when needed.  Winter weather presents unique risks to both reliability and recovery, but there are various steps [...]

In September 2020, the National Weather Service (NWS) deployed an upgraded ensemble forecast model that should provide a boost to emergency preparedness efforts and help save lives.  The beauty [...]

The viability of wearable safety devices for utility crews got a big boost when FirstEnergy announced that it is providing personal voltage readers to its line workers and utility [...]

The Cameron Peak fire is now officially the largest Colorado wildfire on record, destroying over 200,000 acres as of the time of this writing, and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate.  Thanks [...]

I just read an interesting article focused on wildfire recovery pitfalls, a very timely topic considering the disturbing magnitude of the wildfires on the west coast.  Although the article is [...]

Rising sea levels might lead to the worst disaster scenario ever seen in the utility industry, mainly because it’s a scenario that could wipe out thousands of miles of land, making it completely [...]