Industry Highlights

Experts are now warning that the state of California is entering the so-called “fire flood” era thanks to rising global temperatures that create larger and more frequent wildfires which decimate [...]

The yin and yang of technological innovation is remote connectivity.  This is what makes appliances “smart,” but it’s also what allows bad actors to gain access through backdoors.  In fact, [...]

As I am sure you realize, we as a society are at the forefront of massive technological evolution.  Just think, 20 years ago, Amazon only sold books!  Just 10 years ago, the notion of using your [...]

California is at the forefront of renewable energy, and in a few decades could potentially become the first state to build and maintain an all-renewable grid.  In fact, a mandate was recently [...]

CNBC comes out with some great stuff from time to time, and a recent article focused on the most important natural disaster jobs is no exception.  Although not directly related to utility outage [...]

A new study from the University of Delaware suggests that offshore wind power projects can help reduce hurricane precipitation, as well as hurricane winds and storm surges.  The study’s findings [...]

  I just read an interesting article about a radiation emergency drill, and as you may or may not know, whenever find an article that describes a unique exercise scenario, I like to share [...]

According to a recent research report, natural gas infrastructure is resilient to storm damage because it’s largely underground.  However, the report recommends improvements in terms of [...]

Lessons learned might be one of the most misused terms in emergency preparedness, because of the so-called lessons learned trap.  This is based on a very thought-provoking article from the Ottawa [...]

Columbia Gas President Steve Bryant made a crucial mistake during his press conference after the Columbia Gas explosions.  It’s important to take a hard look at his words, as several [...]