Industry Highlights

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 [...]

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has conducted hundreds of power plant inspections in an effort to help maximize the reliability of the Texas power grid over the coming winter [...]

A PJM report created in Dec. 2021, called Energy Transition in PJM: Frameworks for Analysis, paints a dire picture of future reliability in the context of a predicted increase in the amount of [...]

According to recent research, up to 32 GW of new natural gas-fired generation capacity could be online by 2025.  Renewable energy gets most of the press, but information like this suggests that [...]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has started distributing the water infrastructure funds from the infrastructure bill that Joe Biden signed into law in November 2021.  The funds will be [...]

There have been tremendous advances made in robotics technology over the past decade, providing numerous potential benefits to utilities, as well as companies in other industries.  From a utility [...]

The energy industry could be facing a mass employee exodus over the next 5 years, according to a recent survey conducted by Oilandgasjobsearch.com.  Although this is in-line with current research [...]