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Texas Wind Power: Steady Prices Amidst Fluctuations

This stability in the face of variable wind conditions highlights the resilience and adaptability of Texas's energy infrastructure and market dynamics.

Wind Power and Price Stability

Texas is a national leader in wind power, boasting a substantial share of the U.S. wind energy capacity. However, wind energy generation can be highly variable, with periods of low wind resulting in reduced output from wind farms. Typically, such variability could lead to increased electricity prices, particularly if...

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Why Net-Zero is Cheaper for the UK

The United Kingdom has set an ambitious target to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This goal necessitates a comprehensive transformation of various sectors, including energy, transportation, and agriculture. While the environmental imperatives are clear, there is growing evidence...


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Ugh, Why So Much HSE Paper?

With the advent of our modern health, safety and environmental systems (HSE), the requirement to produce more documents is relentless. No one feels this pressure more than our front line supervision; those individuals, who are leading our crews out in the field. Not only are they tasked with completing some of the most dangerous work in the world, but they have to be spot on when documenting their production, quality control, cost effectiveness and HSE actions. Our corporate management systems ask them to track every step they take. No step can be left to chance, we demand this documentation. As...

Since 1952 Tallman has been Setting the Standard for Linemen

At Tallman Equipment, we are an employee-owned company that provides tools, equipment, and services for the construction and maintenance of Electrical Transmission and distribution infrastructure. Whether it’s a large, multi-state construction project, managing a storm, or providing power to a single home, Tallman Equipment has the equipment and expertise to make it all happen. 

Tallman Equipment was formed in the mid-1940s when John Tallman returned from World War 2 and teamed up with friends from the Army to provide tools and services to the electrical construction industry. The company was officially incorporated as Tallman Equipment by John’s son Warren Tallman...

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Building a Competency Program

At Valard, our people are the core and health of our business. Without our people, we have nothing. In fact, one of our slogans is “People. First.” However, being a people company means some of our biggest challenges are created by people. Our challenges are unique, as is each person...
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Lineman Safety during a Wildfire

If you wanted to create a recipe for disaster, the beginning of the 2021 wildfire season would be a good place to start. Nearly 90% of the western U.S. is suffering through extreme drought. The snowpack set new low levels there as well. A record-breaking heatwave steamrolled the Pacific Northwest...