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How Dangerous is Linemen Work?

Many occupations pose risks to workers, but few match the dangers that linemen face daily. Linemen play a critical role in maintaining and restoring the power grid, often working in extreme weather conditions, at significant heights, and around high-voltage electrical systems. Their work is...

Outage Management & Restoration

I Need To Hire a Utility Contractor. Where Do I Start?

In June 2012, the Ontario Legislature unanimously passed Bill 8, the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act, which, among other things, requires owners of buried infrastructure in the public right of way – including municipalities, universities, hospitals and private...

Conductors & Materials

Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer Crossarms 5th Percentile Design Strength Value Development

Introduction In 2007, the National Electric Safety Code (NESC) standards committee adopted composite poles, crossarms, and braces into the code. This action was significant in mandating the composite electrical structures manufacturing industry to publish their design strength values to a 5% Lower...

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 project to the next as efficiently as possible. Since utility workers rely so heavily on their work vehicles, it is critical that they drive a vehicle...

Wire and Cable

How Modern Conductors are Improving Grid Reliability and Much More

Reflections: Nearly twenty years ago when I got into the energy business, reliability was a second-tier design objective for most transmission engineers. Safety factors had already been established and the materials we used for structures and powerline wires (conductors) were well known. While...

Casting Doubts on Global Positioning

Many fleet executives working at electric utilities have doubts about implementing global positioning system (GPS) tracking technology into their fleet operations. A number of doubts exist. For example, GPS technologies are designed to track a vehicle’s whereabouts; this can lead to trust issues...

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Aging Infrastructure and Grid Modernization

Asset and risk management for electric utilities

BY SIRI VARADAN, UISOL, & SERGE VANASSE, Clevest

Aging transmission and distribution (T&D) infrastructure is a critical issue for electric utilities, resulting in the need for utilities to make decisions regarding the replacement, repair, or refurbishment of their assets under a constrained investment environment and other factors.

North American electric utilities are faced with determining the optimal portfolio of asset investment projects from a number of potential projects...

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How Dangerous is Linemen Work?

I Need To Hire a Utility Contractor. Where Do I Start?

Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer Crossarms 5th Percentile Design Strength Value Development

Alternative Vehicle Options: Upfitted Vans for Utilities

How Modern Conductors are Improving Grid Reliability and Much More

Casting Doubts on Global Positioning

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Aging Infrastructure and Grid Modernization

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FERC Complaint Targets Duke, PJM Transmission Planning

Converting Power Lines to Smart Wires

Energy Ottawa's State-of-the-Art, Non-Destructive Cable Measurement System for Medium Voltage Distribution Cables

Cable Cleats Testing - Crucial to Cable Management

Weathering the Power Quality Storm

The Evolution / Revolution of Overhead Conductors… and why it matters

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3M Dynatel 2220M-U3W Pipe & Cable Locator

SEDICOAT – RTV Silicone coated toughened glass insulator

Pole Marking Decals for Utility Pole Identification

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OmniMax LED Replacement Lamp for Decorative Fixtures

AreaMax Street and Area Light 30-100W

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Changing Utility Business Models And Electricity Investment In Europe

Deterrence Drives Next Gen Security

Machine to Machine Communications

Ensuring Compliance vs Building Resilience

Contact Material Recycling and Sustainability in Electronics

Protecting Electrical Sites with Intelligent Security Lighting

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