Industry Highlights

In what amounts to a pleasant surprise, a recent survey indicates that electric utility business customer satisfaction has risen significantly year-over-year.  This is surprising to me because I [...]

There is a new group of Iranian hackers that seems to be getting ready to launch physical attacks.  The group, which goes by several names including Elfin, Refined Kitten, and APT33, has recently [...]

As if proactive power shutoffs are not enough for California residents to endure, a recent blackout was accompanied by widespread cellphone outages at the same time, making a bad situation even [...]

The state of Massachusetts is pushing a gas safety bill to help reduce the probability of another natural gas disaster like the Sept. 2018 Columbia Gas explosions in the Merrimack Valley, which [...]

Oil refineries are subject to unique risks during earthquake activity, and these risks could impact the emergency preparedness protocols of utilities located near one of these facilities.  While [...]

In a somewhat surprising turn of events, a recent data analysis suggests that the economic cost of disasters has actually declined, as a percent of global gross domestic product, over the past 3 [...]

I just read an interesting article focused on the benefits of wearable exoskeletons to reduce worker safety.  Although the article was not utility-specific, my brain immediately started [...]

Is climate change changing tornado patterns?  Some scientists believe the answer is a resounding yes.  The reason is that they are occurring in unusual places and at unusual times of the year [...]

Autonomous mobile robots – like automated guided vehicles (AGVs) – have been around for decades despite their limitations.  In fact, the market for autonomous mobile robots is estimated at [...]

ShakeAlert, a new earthquake early warning system, is nearing the end of its development life cycle and is almost ready for deployment.  The system is being built through a partnership of several [...]