Industry Highlights

The so-called hydrogen economy could unleash a plethora of benefits for electric utilities of all shapes and sizes.  Hydrogen, which can help reduce carbon emissions, can already be transported [...]

I just read an interesting article about how transactive energy might be the golden ticket for improving power grid resilience.  The concept is currently being studied by researchers at Pacific [...]

California-based PG&E has built the first-ever standalone power system (SPS) designed to help mitigate the threat of forest fires and other natural disasters on the company’s electric [...]

This post may not be directly related to emergency preparedness, but I thought it was interesting enough to share anyway.  A new startup company called Elektrik is aiming to become the Amazon of [...]

According to a variety of researchers, cybersecurity experts, and government officials, industrial control systems in the energy industry are one of the leading vulnerabilities when it comes to [...]

According to recent statistics from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), electric utilities are continuing to increase the amount they are spending on distribution system maintenance and [...]

Earthquakes, massive forest fires, and now megadroughts?  Wow, utilities in the western U.S. clearly have more than their fair share of challenges.  As if this isn’t bad enough, political [...]

Electric utility customers need to prepare themselves for a rough summer in terms of electric reliability, thanks to the extreme heat that is expected to pound the nation in 2021 and beyond.  [...]

It’s no secret that pipe rehabilitation is top of mind for water utilities, especially whenever a utility experiences multiple water main breaks in a short period of time that can lead to flooded [...]

You have no doubt heard about – and maybe even felt the impact of – the Colonial Pipeline cyber-attack.  It cost the pipeline operator millions of dollars in ransom payments and picked the [...]