Industry Highlights

Energy transition may sound like a utility buzzword, but it’s definitely a real phenomenon.  It might not exactly be “the end of the grid as we know it” (shoutout to R.E.M.), but there is little [...]

Imagine an internet outage lasting for months.  According to a new research paper, this is exactly what might occur if a large solar storm battered our planet.  The good news is that the [...]

Hurricane Ida and its 150 MPH winds ripped through southeastern Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2021.  The result was largescale damage to structures, streets, and utility poles.  The big question is, how [...]

When it comes to the power supply, California could use all the supply-side help it can get, which is why plans are in the works to add five new gas-fired units at existing power plants within [...]

Like any piece of equipment, power distribution systems can degrade over time thanks to normal wear and tear, and therefore require ongoing maintenance to maintain optimum performance.  [...]

A report recently published by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), in conjunction with insurance provider Intangic, estimates that it could cost more for U.S. utility companies to [...]

In July 2021, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) jointly announced the formation of a partnership aimed at boosting the [...]

As of the time of this writing, the world has become increasingly well-versed in certain terms and phrases rarely used before 2020 – i.e., self-quarantining, social distancing, contact tracing, [...]

PG&E, the largest electric utility in California, plans to spend at least $15 billion to bury power lines within the state, in a move designed to reduce the odds of the company’s equipment [...]

MonPower, a FirstEnergy company, is pursuing a unique approach to utility tree trimming and by extension, keeping the lights on – the company is using huge chainsaws attached to helicopters for [...]