Industry Highlights

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 [...]

Maintaining efficient and effective utility field service management practices is easier said than done.  This is because the process involves many components and variables – crew logistics, [...]

Image courtesy of Christoph Scholz courtesy of Flickr under creative commons license, resized to 700×391 pixels. You’ve no doubt heard of 5G – the fifth generation of mobile networking [...]

A state-of-the-art overhead fault monitoring device rolled out by Chicago-based S&C Electric looks like a great solution for mitigating nuisance power outages for customers located on the [...]

I’ve seen a lot in my emergency preparedness career, but a power outage caused by someone scaling an electrical tower is a new one!  I mean, I obviously realize that nasty weather is not the only [...]