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My friends at Energy Central just published an article that outlines the top-5 utility technology trends for 2020.  Nothing on the list is a surprise, but I do think it’s worth discussing the [...]

There is no easy fix for California’s forest fire problem, but investing in fire resistant housing seems like a step in the right direction.  Although a recent survey indicates that 75% of voters [...]

As if proactive power shutoffs are not enough for California residents to endure, a recent blackout was accompanied by widespread cellphone outages at the same time, making a bad situation even [...]

You are probably well aware that PG&E’s proactive power shutoffs (called “Public Safety Power Shutoffs” or PSPS) are a hot topic throughout the entire electric utility industry.  [...]

Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida as a massive category 5 event about 1 year ago as of the time of this writing (10/1/18).  It was only the fourth hurricane ever to hit the US as a [...]

The Sept. 2019 attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities illuminate the risk of a natural gas pipeline attack here in the US, according to FERC’s chairman, Neil Chatterjee. He believes that even a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]