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Crew Scheduling and Dispatch

How mobile solutions improve restoration efforts BY JIM MENTON, ClickSoftware Electric utilities are modernizing the power grid to meet the demands of an increasingly digital society. In the same way, mobile solutions are helping service personnel (line crews, contractors, and supervisors)...

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GPS Fleet Tracking for Utility Vehicles

How managers and field technicians can benefit from global positioning BY RYAN DRISCOLL, GPS Insight The global positioning system (GPS) was originally designed for the U.S. military so that soldiers could easily find their objectives and to coordinate troop and supply movement. Now, the...

Utilities Opt to Automate Crew Scheduling, streamline work

For many utilities, scheduling each day’s construction and restoration work means manually organizing and keeping tabs on ever-changing crew schedules and resources. Managers meticulously update whiteboards dotted with color-coded magnets representing crews and trucks. Augmenting the...

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Biogas Tax Credit Finalized, Supporting RNG Growth

The biogas industry achieved a significant milestone with the finalization of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), incorporating favorable provisions for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). This policy breakthrough is expected to spur investments in biogas and RNG projects across the United States, advancing...

Whitehouse Advocates for Carbon Pricing to Combat Climate Change

As the world grapples with the accelerating impacts of climate change, U.S. policymakers are increasingly recognizing the need for bold and effective strategies to reduce carbon emissions. One of the most outspoken advocates for such action is Senator Sheldon Whitehouse from Rhode Island, who has...
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Electrical Safety in the Field

Protecting utility workers using mobile technologies

BY TOM OCONNOR, Panasonic Solutions for Business

Nearly every lineman has heard of a colleague who has been injured—or worse—while on the job. Because of the dangers inherent to their job (that is, electrical safety in the field), these brave men and women must take every precaution to get their work completed efficiently and safely. The realities of the economic slowdown add an additional level of complexity—the expectation that...

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