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    SWEPCO crews prepare for impact of Winter Storm Cora on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

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    New Line Life Podcast: ICYMI: 2024 Lineman's Rodeo Roundup

    Jan. 10, 2025
    This episode features a narrated version of a T&D World article about the 2024 International Lineman's Rodeo and includes musical excerpts from Blane Howard, who performed at ...
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    Line Life Podcast Episode: Sharing Stories of How the Line Trade and Its Partners are Giving Back to Their Communities

    Dec. 27, 2024
    This episode highlights how lineworkers, vendors and utilities support volunteer efforts and provide hope and support to communities nationwide.
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    New Line Life Podcast: Diving into Drone Research

    Dec. 20, 2024
    Part 2 of our Line Life Podcast series featuring Peter Fuhr explores the drone research underway at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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    Line Life Podcast: ICYMI: Problem Solvers, Part 2

    Dec. 13, 2024
    The second part of our audio story series narrated from the final article in the 2024 Lineworker Supplement shares the stories of Bruce Thompson and Tim Barat, lineworkers turned...
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    New Line Life Podcast: Discovering the Power of Drones, Part 1

    Dec. 6, 2024
    Peter Fuhr of Oak Ridge National Laboratory discusses the evolution of drones in the electric utility industry and the latest research in this two-part podcast series.

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    Line Life Podcasts

    Jan. 18, 2024
    Line Life podcast episodes air every Friday, covering everything and anything linework, available on Podbean.
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    CenterPoint Energy Provides Update on Ice Storm Restoration Efforts in Southwestern Indiana

    Jan. 7, 2025
    As of noon on Tuesday, January 7, more than 50% of affected customers have had their power restored, with approximately 28,000 customers still awaiting service.
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    Call for Abstracts: 2025 Vegetation Management Supplement

    Jan. 6, 2025
    Submit your abstract by Feb. 3 for our annual supplement published in partnership with the Utility Arborist Association.
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    Remote Areas in Alaska Benefit From Digital Utility Payments

    Jan. 6, 2025
    With harsh weather often resulting in lost or delayed mail, AVEC’s digital payment system has transformed how its Alaskan members access and pay bills.
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    Indiana Winter Storm: CenterPoint Energy Power Restoration Efforts Continue

    Jan. 6, 2025
    As of 9:30 p.m. on January 5, approximately 37,700 customers are without power, up from about 5,000 reported earlier at 5:30 p.m. Crews have successfully restored power to approximately...