Industry Highlights

I read an interesting article from the Guardian the other day that focused on the question of whether average hurricane strength is increasing because of climate change.  I, for one, certainly [...]

New advances in wireless monitoring technology can help improve utilities’ emergency preparedness by improving reliability, because as you know, the greater the reliability, the lower the [...]

Effective utility leadership can make or break employees’ commitment to emergency preparedness.  Effective leadership can help ensure that everyone is on the same page, working efficiently and [...]

If utility companies can avoid procuring risky technology, our nation’s overall cybersecurity profile will improve dramatically.  This is the message US regulators are conveying as they work to [...]

Smart cities are all the rage due to their ability to leverage real-time data to enhance decision-making, but an added or perhaps even more important benefit is the ability of smart technology to [...]

Talk about shooting for the stars!  In May 2019, NASA, FEMA and the ESA (European Space Agency) sponsored an asteroid emergency tabletop exercise.  This was the latest in a series of emergency [...]

A group of California water utilities is pushing the state’s legislators to shield the companies from paying for damages caused by forest fires.  The group, called the Coalition for Fire [...]

I read a very interesting article from powermag.com that discusses the virtues of reality capture as a means of improving the safety and efficiency of utility workers.  It can also enhance [...]

Oakland California, along with Alameda County, recently tested an earthquake early warning system facilitated via wireless emergency alerts (WEA).  About 40,000 residents received the alert [...]

New York City, like many shoreline regions, is facing the prospect of increased coastal flooding in the future that will likely impact the city’s residents as well as the operations of its local [...]