Industry Highlights

Image courtesy of Ken Lund courtesy of Flickr under creative commons license, resized to 700 x 391 pixels. I’ve written about the impact of drought conditions on hydropower plants in previous [...]

Image courtesy of Don Graham courtesy of Flickr under creative commons license, resized to 700 x 391 pixels. I just read a very interesting article from my friends at T&D World that [...]

Image courtesy of Metro Library and Archive courtesy of Flickr under creative commons license, resized to 700 x 391 pixels. Reducing smog pollution is currently one of the top priorities for the [...]

Image courtesy of Cameron Strandberg courtesy of Flickr under creative commons license, resized to 700 x 391 pixels. The Oregon PUC has approved the 2022 wildfire mitigation plans (WMPs) of the 3 [...]

PJM Interconnection, the nation’s largest grid operator operating in 13 states and Washington DC, announced that about 1,200 primarily solar projects will be placed on hold for 2 years as part of [...]

It’s just a matter of time before all power grids, at least in the U.S., are enhanced to become “smart,” and mesh networks and open standards are going to be critical to this evolution. Benefits [...]

The phrase “smart substations” might sound like an oxymoron, but in truth, these somewhat dated electrical structures could use a little smartness.  Substations play a crucial role in the [...]

California-based PG&E has requested a rate increase in its continuing efforts to shore up its grid and improve customer reliability.  As you likely know, California and PG&E’s service [...]

As of April 1, 2022, the Sierra snowpack, the source of 30% of California’s water supply, was at its lowest point in 70 years.  Based on data from localized sensor readings, the snow levels in [...]

Red Flag Warnings are used to alert people whenever hot temperatures, low humidity and high winds conspire to create a higher-than-average wildfire risk.  There are a variety of tools that [...]