Industry Highlights

Depending on who you ask and what state you’re talking about, the perception of the utility industry’s restoration efforts following Tropical Storm Isaias have been all over the board.  Even [...]

Private broadband is something that utilities in all sectors should consider, because it offers advanced video and data capabilities, greater analytical capabilities, and communication channel [...]

Climate Trace, an organization launched in 2019 and backed by Google, is seeking to gather greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, manufacturing facilities, large transportation vessels, [...]

A team of scientists from the University of Auckland in New Zealand has invented a new volcano warning system designed to predict volcanic eruptions before they happen.  Although the system is [...]

California regulators are considering a proposal that would require the state’s utility companies to incorporate climate planning into their general rate cycles.  The idea is that this [...]

Thanks to climate change and the increasingly interconnected nature of our society, there is a growing need to adopt a national security emergency preparedness (NSEP) approach in the U.S.  This [...]

Wow, this is scary to say the least.  According to a new report from the EMP Task Force on National and Homeland Security, the prospect of electromagnetic pulse weapons taking down the grid is [...]

Rural electric cooperatives that own infrastructure across 21 states have landed some much-needed financing from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for infrastructure improvements.  [...]

Black & Veatch just published a very interesting survey entitled Strategic Directions: Water Report.  The survey, which involved 300 leaders in the water industry, reveals that industry [...]

The U.S. EPA has released a new ‘financial impact tool’ that water utilities can leverage to assess the cost and revenue impacts of COVID-19 on operations.  While the pandemic has not [...]