Industry Highlights

When the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill finally passed and was sent to President Biden to sign into law on 11/5/21, energy and utility industry players applauded it.  Known as the [...]

The 2021 coast-to-coast GridEx VI exercise is scheduled for November 16-17.  This year, 4 new states will participate in the drill, which aims to stretch and test emergency preparedness in the [...]

There are many emergency situations that utility emergency planners need to be aware of, not the least of which is drone attacks.  In fact, there have already been drone attacks in the U.S., and [...]

Could waste heat recovery be the next big thing when it comes to renewable energy?  According to a recent research report, the answer is a resounding “yes” due to the technology’s ability to [...]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock in recent months, you are painfully aware of the pandemic-driven supply chain disruptions currently plaguing the world (no pun intended).  In the [...]

Things are looking dire for iconic hydropower plants in the western part of the U.S. like the Hoover Dam and Glen Canyon Dam.  The entire area has been suffering through a “megadrought” which has [...]

It’s no secret that the development of microgrids is a growing trend, especially in places like California.  At a recent conference called “Microgrid California,” various microgrid operators [...]

Fiber optics have been used within the electric utility industry for decades.  In fact, electric utilities were early adopters of the technology – even before telephone companies.  Thanks to this [...]

Various U.S. government agencies believe that artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to predict disasters.  Generally speaking, most school of thought around this concept applies to war and [...]

Not to be an alarmist or anything, but there have been some really strange climate-fueled disasters occurring over the last few years or so.  In fact, I just stumbled onto a list of 10 of the [...]