Industry Highlights

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 [...]

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 [...]