Industry Highlights

Wildfire camera monitoring systems are the latest weapon in the battle against large-scale forest fires.  These monitoring systems are comprised of a network of high-def, near infrared cameras [...]

If cybersecurity is not high on your company’s priority list, you’re at risk.  System hacking is a major threat to utilities.  Viruses, malware, and other nastiness is always lurking.  And now a [...]

Hurricane Dorian is in the books, and as I’m sure you know, it was absolutely devastating to the islands off the coast of Florida.  In recent years, scientists, meteorologists, and other [...]

I read an interesting article in Forbes about a potential nuclear plant security breach caused by bitcoin mining.  Someone apparently set up shop in the power plant and in the process, [...]

Microlearning might just be the next wave of best-in-class utility training.  This concept reflects a shift in how we process information, and it’s a shift mainly attributable to the [...]

After successful testing, Facebook emergency alerts are now available for local government officials to quickly alert the public of an impending emergency.  This is great news because it [...]

The Columbia Gas disaster, in which multiple Massachusetts communities were rocked by a series of natural gas explosions, happened one year ago today. Although Columbia Gas remains under scrutiny [...]

Water utilities are faced with the massive challenge of how to fix water infrastructure without totally alienating their customers.  Considering that the EPA projects that nearly half a trillion [...]

Oh boy.  Electric vehicles are all the rage, but a mass-hack of EV chargers could cripple the power grid.  In fact, a new research study from New York University suggests that a simultaneous [...]

Evacuation planning is tough, especially in the communities that have ineffective evacuation routes.  Luckily, a new analysis by StreetLight Data sheds light on the most [...]