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Climate Change and Coffee: A Brewing Concern
As the world grapples with the urgent need to address climate change, even seemingly unrelated topics—like your morning cup of coffee—are starting to raise important…
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Line Leakage Testing: Is It Right For Your Application
The Line Leakage test (LLT for short) is most often specified to be performed as a type test in a design or engineering laboratory or…
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Natural Gas Market Faces Challenges Amid Cold Winter Predictions
As the 2024-2025 winter season approaches, the natural gas market is bracing for potential challenges, particularly in light of recent forecasts predicting colder temperatures. According…
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New Hampshire's New Solar Incentives
New Hampshire enacted a new law that brings substantial changes to its solar energy landscape. The legislation introduces enhanced solar incentives for cities while discontinuing…
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FERC Rejects PJM Transmission Planning Change
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected a proposal from PJM Interconnection, one of the United States' largest regional transmission organizations, to alter its…
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Louisiana Industries Push for Faster Renewable Energy Transition
Louisiana, known for its robust oil and gas industry, is experiencing a significant shift as some of its largest industries express frustration over delays in…
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A Natural Solution for a Changing Climate
The article from The Nature of Things explores how beavers, often seen as pests, could become an unexpected solution to the increasing challenges posed by…
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Starmer Faces Key Test on Carbon Budget Decisions
In December 2024, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is poised to confront a pivotal challenge in his climate leadership as the UK's independent Climate Change Committee…
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From Protection to Prediction: How AI Is Changing Substation Maintenance and Operations
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Every benefit that digital substations and IEC 61850 networking bring to T&D operations comes with…
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Substations in a DER-Heavy Grid: DERMS, FLISR, and Grid-Enhancing Technologies
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The Mentoring Gap: How the Loss of Informal Knowledge Is Affecting Safety
For much of the trade’s history, the most important safety lessons in line work were…
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Grounding Assumptions: Where Line Crews Still Get Hurt Despite “Doing It Right”
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Alternative Vehicle Options: Upfitted Vans for Utilities
Utility workers and linemen work in one of the most mobile industries in the country. Think about it: utility workers are always moving from one…
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How to Improve Crew Management
Utility implements new system to expedite restoration process BY BILL PERRY, MARCH 24 Media LLC Assembling and deploying utility crews for major events is often…
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ARCOS Callout and Scheduling Solutions
Using the ARCOS Callout and Scheduling solutions, GVEA’s supervisors, dispatchers and line workers, among others, will be able to plan, launch and track the status…
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Implementing Advanced Vegetation Management Strategies
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BY SARA SANKOWICH, Unitil
In 2011, the New England region faced two significant weather events: Hurricane Irene and an unseasonably early…
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A New Age for Toughened Glass Insulators - With Clarity Comes Safety
INTRODUCTIONIn 2005 an article about toughened glass insulators (TGI) titled “Return to Clarity” was published. Fifteen years later, this sequel article by a team including…
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