Industry Highlights

Natural gas emergencies can hinder emergency response efforts for utility companies in any sector – electric, water and gas.  Why?  Because natural gas emergencies are safety hazards, plain and [...]

According to a State task force, the New Jersey water infrastructure is in dire condition and requires immediate legislative intervention.  Apparently urgent upgrades are needed because much of [...]

Change is accelerating within all utility sectors, especially within the electric industry, and the Three Ds represent the driving forces of this change – decarbonization, digitization and [...]

Weather-related emergencies in the utility industry are a fact of life, and the perception of utility response to these emergencies can be enhanced by positive local news coverage.  It does not [...]

Complying with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) requirements can be a challenge, especially with regard to the NERC CIP (critical infrastructure protection) requirements, [...]

It might seem like something straight out of a sci fi movie, but augmented reality is real, and it has the potential to improve the process of responding to outages.  Simply put, augmented [...]

When it comes to asset management, there is an evolution happening within the energy industry where utilities are moving from preventative maintenance to predictive maintenance. Historically, [...]

The UN General Assembly is encouraging countries to develop methods to make cities more earthquake proof.  The reason is that earthquake deaths are on the rise – not only is there more [...]

The massive wildfires that plagued California in 2017 have prompted a reconsideration of the state’s vegetation management regulations.  Forest fires are a major problem out west, one that is [...]