Industry Highlights

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 [...]

Utility technology trends are constantly evolving, and the pace of this evolution has certainly accelerated over the past 20 years.  But the billion-dollar question is, what are the new and [...]

I talk a lot about utility emergency preparedness on this blog, but I thought it would be fun to put this in the context of overall disaster preparedness across the U.S.  Buckle up for some very [...]

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) recently published its Comprehensive Reliability Plan (CRP).  Although the CRP indicates that the NY State bulk power system is expected to [...]

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has launched a new committee charged with examining electric transmission enhancements.  The FERC task force, a joint initiative with the National [...]

Utility spending on flood mitigation and storm hardening tactics is reaching an all-time high on the heels of the grim climate outlook.  While utilities across the U.S. are working to shore up [...]

California-based San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) is in the process of expanding its network of fire hardening transmission lines across its service territory.  This is the just the [...]

Coal-fired plants can’t catch a break these days.  Already under fire for being a key contributor to climate change, some coal power plants are now on the hook for millions of additional dollars [...]