Electric Utility Operations

Designed to help field supervisors improve the productivity and safety of their field workforce by focusing on issues related to linemen such as fall protection, storm response and infrastructure upgrades.

Highlights

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April 18, 2025
This episode shines the spotlight on Arthur William Muñoz, one of the past volunteers for the Light Up Navajo project and a section supervisor for Salt River Project.
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April 11, 2025
This audio story, which is narrated from the April 2025 cover article, explores how a technician solves three mysteries related to transformer trips in the field.
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April 4, 2025
LUMA's director of aerial operations discusses the utility's advanced training program in aerial and ground operations during this Line Life Podcast episode.
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March 27, 2025
This audio story explores how the utility overcame numerous challenges while rebuilding its Mt. Storm to Valley line in extreme mountainous terrain.
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March 20, 2025
This episode features Jon Backman, an IBEW journeyman lineworker, troubleman for Puget Sound Energy and founder of Making Connections LLC.

Recommended

Jan. 18, 2024
Line Life podcast episodes air every Friday, covering everything and anything linework, available on Podbean.
To learn more about Jon Backman and his career in the line trade, stay tuned to a new episode in our Lineworker Focus series for the Line Life Podcast at linelife.podbean.com.
April 10, 2025
The troubleman for Puget Sound Energy responds to outages, emergencies and public safety concerns in Washington.
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April 8, 2025
Urbint's acquisition of StormImpact add to its its AI-powered resiliency platform with location-specific risk assessment tools for weather-related threats, benefiting utilities...
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April 4, 2025
After a tree was heavily damaged by a storm, Ameren Illinois worked with a tree and crane service to remove it before more severe weather hit the service territory.
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April 4, 2025
Two SRP crews will join lineworkers from 44 utility companies across 20 states.