Industry Highlights

In August 2019, the California Public Utilities Commission adopted a new gas utility regulation that provides an innovative approach to monitoring methane emissions and encouraging gas leak [...]

Hurricane Barry, which hit the Gulf Coast in July 2019, revealed some important lessons for emergency preparedness personnel and first responders.  Although the storm was relatively low key from [...]

The development of best-in-class water utility cybersecurity protocols are lagging behind other utility sectors such as gas and electric.  Although larger water purveyors are relatively [...]

Well, this is certainly concerning.  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is pushing to reduce the frequency and scope of nuclear plant inspections across the U.S.  Although the NRC [...]

So-called underwater gliders were first deployed in 2018 to gather more accurate ocean temperature data and improve forecasting models in advance of oncoming hurricane activity.  Historically, [...]

Utility companies, especially electric utilities, are under scrutiny for their performance during the January 2018 polar vortex.  The “official” assessment of their performance has been [...]

There’s no doubt about it, the so-called smart grid – which is essentially a data or digitally-enhanced version of the power grid – is here to stay and will eventually become [...]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) was recently formed by the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) to help protect America’s critical infrastructure from physical and virtual [...]

Mobile GIS generally refers to the process of gathering data from various company systems (ERP, OMS, CIS, etc.), and passing the data through a web service so that it is available for personnel [...]

Can satellite technology actually be used to monitor and predict power outages?  According to Maryland-based Earth from Space Institute (EfSi) Director Miguel O. Román, the answer is a resounding [...]