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    Planning for the Extreme
    Jolene Cicci, a troubleshooter for West Penn Power, has 35 years of experience in the line trade.
    June 27, 2024
    Photo by Unitil.
    Unitil Corp. is an electrical and natural gas utility providing services for customers in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
    June 21, 2024
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    Opinion
    June 19, 2024
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    Opinion
    June 19, 2024
    Melissa Dawe, a fourth-year apprentice with Connect Atlantic Utility Services, re-insulates a 345 kV line.
    June 18, 2024

    More content from June 2024

    Photo by PG&E.
    PG&E conducted multiple BurnBot tests in varied terrain in 2023 and plans to expand its testing in additional settings in 2024.
    PG&E deploys a remotely operated controlled-burn system, next-gen drones, wireless remote grids and more to enable layers of protection.
    June 17, 2024
    Photo by Rebecca Gustaf, Sandia National Laboratory.
    Sandia National Laboratories electrical engineers Rachid Darbali-Zamora, front, and Lee Raskin test out an algorithm on a hardware-in-the-loop set-up at the Distributed Energy Technologies Laboratory.
    In the pursuit of a self-healing grid, scientists, engineers and utilities work together on tying grid assets together in more efficient ways.
    June 13, 2024
    Consultant Carlos Torres (at far right) speaks to points of contact for the lead agencies restoring power in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017.
    If you’re considering a consulting career after retirement, here’s what you should know.
    June 10, 2024
    Smart electric panel. Courtesy of SPAN.
    The IRA is getting lots of attention because homeowners are an important element in decarbonization.
    June 7, 2024
    VSC-based Viking HVDC link. Courtesy of Siemens Electric.
    Expanding the power grid to keep up with the customer’s demand.
    June 6, 2024
    Photo by ABB.
    The retrofit was carried out in three stages with customized solutions required for each of the switchgear cabinets, including replacing aging circuit breakers with more advanced, smarter Emax2 models as well as relay protection and energy metering.
    Utilities can improve the use of their existing asset capacity by following an all-encompassing and predictive servicing approach.
    June 6, 2024
    Photo by Snohomish Public Utility District.
    The Tulalip Tribes’ gathering hall is designed to look like a traditional longhouse. It regularly houses hundreds of visitors and is designed to host communal ceremonies, from celebratory dances to funerals.
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    Snohomish PUD provides design and engineering support as the Tulalip Tribes of Washington plan its own microgrid, looking to create a resiliency zone in the long term.
    June 5, 2024
    Photo by Con Edison.
    A Con Edison worker with insulated tools approaches a downed distribution pole on a Yonkers street after a storm in March 2018.
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    Con Edison’s resilience plan is meant to prevent and mitigate outages, protect public safety, and reduce customer impacts and inconvenience.
    June 3, 2024
    Pre-conference workshops allow attendees to network before the start of the main event, while learning a focused topic.
    The workshop will take an overview of transmission and distribution planning for the next couple of decades as an old grid faces new challenges.
    May 31, 2024