Industry Highlights

The state of Massachusetts is pushing a gas safety bill to help reduce the probability of another natural gas disaster like the Sept. 2018 Columbia Gas explosions in the Merrimack Valley, which [...]

Oil refineries are subject to unique risks during earthquake activity, and these risks could impact the emergency preparedness protocols of utilities located near one of these facilities.  While [...]

In a somewhat surprising turn of events, a recent data analysis suggests that the economic cost of disasters has actually declined, as a percent of global gross domestic product, over the past 3 [...]

I just read an interesting article focused on the benefits of wearable exoskeletons to reduce worker safety.  Although the article was not utility-specific, my brain immediately started [...]

Is climate change changing tornado patterns?  Some scientists believe the answer is a resounding yes.  The reason is that they are occurring in unusual places and at unusual times of the year [...]

Autonomous mobile robots – like automated guided vehicles (AGVs) – have been around for decades despite their limitations.  In fact, the market for autonomous mobile robots is estimated at [...]

ShakeAlert, a new earthquake early warning system, is nearing the end of its development life cycle and is almost ready for deployment.  The system is being built through a partnership of several [...]

A recent survey by Itron Inc. of 300 utility leaders and 500 customers revealed a growing amount of concern over utility preparedness due to the increasing frequency of severe weather.  [...]

A team of electrical engineers from Princeton University have developed a series of algorithms designed to prevent hackers from exploiting internet-connected devices to bring down the power [...]

FirstNet is a national broadband communication network developed by AT&T, in conjunction with the federal government, for first responders.  It was conceived in response to the 9/11 [...]