Industry Highlights

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is being urged to build a prototype fusion power plant in the 2040s, designed to generate clean electricity by exploiting the nuclear forces that power the [...]

It sounds pretty sci-fi, but so-called visual inspection robots have the potential to make power plant operations easier, safer and more reliable.  Conducting generator inspections is a [...]

Sam Randazzo has stepped down from his position as the head of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission (PUC) due to a federal bribery scandal involving subsidies for 2 nuclear power plants.  The [...]

The frequency of remote work has skyrocketed this year thanks to pandemic-related lockdowns.  While this has many benefits for both employees and employers alike, there is one crucial downside – [...]

  Following every major weather event, there are always lessons that can be learned by doing a utility restoration review to improve preparations and response protocols for the next [...]

Smart grids are the wave of the future due to their ability to better meet customer demand, reduce power plant operational costs, and provide more robust data and analytical capabilities.  For [...]

I read an interesting article from Forbes that argues we’re in the age of the “megafire.”  Unfortunately, I think the author is right.  Obviously 2020 has been a crappy year in general, but at [...]

They say that life isn’t fair, and the wave of regulatory reform that utilities are currently faced with on the heels of the recent pattern of extreme weather is a perfect example of this.  [...]

Some industry pundits consider the wireless transmission of electricity – or wireless power – to be the Holy Grail of the industry, as it would reduce electric utility costs and make [...]

One of the more subtle impacts of California’s growing wildfire problem is the reduction in solar production caused by smoggy, smoky, hazy, polluted air.  The state gets over 20% of its [...]