Industry Highlights

One difference (of many) between the Biden administration and the Trump administration is Biden’s focus on climate change and, similarly, efforts to harden systems and improve storm protection.  [...]

A conglomerate consisting of multiple regulatory bodies has released a final report on the root cause of the August 2020 rolling blackouts in California.  Although the results of the root cause [...]

Wow, I just had to write a quick blog post about an article I just read about Bill Gates and his financing of a sun-dimming technology designed to reverse climate change by reflecting sunlight [...]

Although some utilities are at the forefront of utilizing 5G wireless technology, most are not.  But that is a mistake, because 5G wireless technology will likely become a critical element of [...]

New statistics published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Centers for Environmental Information show a disturbing trend when it comes to the [...]

As I’m sure you know, the extreme threat of forest fires in California has made planned outages an unfortunate reality, but new advances in weather technology are helping to flip the script.  In [...]

Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), the largest utility in New Jersey, received state approval in January 2021 on a 4-year, $700 million plan to rollout smart meters for its 2.3 [...]

I don’t know about you, but when I think about New York, tornado damage is certainly not the first thing that comes to mind.  But perhaps it should be?  I mean, New York is not in the same [...]

Researchers at Clarkson University have developed a new technology that uses waste milk to essentially absorb CO2 emissions during fossil fuel power plant operations.  It’s a very creative [...]

The folks at Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) published a list of the top 2020 utility trends, and although there is nothing totally Earth-shattering on the list, it definitely highlights where the [...]