• Home >
  • Back Issues >
  • T&D World >
  • September 2024

    • September 2024

    T&D World Live
    Photo by 4Liberty
    4Liberty CEO Sharelynn Moore
    Utility Business

    Running the Show: Women in Energy

    Sept. 12, 2024
    Sharelynn Moore, CEO of 4Liberty and utility industry veteran, shares her views on what it is like to be a successful woman in the energy industry.
    Photo by Shulie Tornel
    Donald Boyd (left), SCE groundman and 2023 Lineworker Scholarship recipient, and Nathan A. Griffith (right), SCE lineworker, prepare materials to build a crossarm in West Hollywood, California.
    Utility Business

    Expanding Diversity in the Lineworker Pipeline

    Sept. 4, 2024
    The first part of our DEI series takes us to California, where Edison International launched a Lineworker Scholarship Program to drive diversity in the line trade.
    Derek DiCastro is focusing on distribution and gaining as much experience and knowledge as possible until he receives his hot stick qualification.
    Electric Utility Operations

    A Lineworker's View: Meet Derek DiCastro

    Sept. 4, 2024
    Derek DiCastro is focusing on distribution and gaining as much experience and knowledge as possible until he receives his hot stick qualification.
    Just_Super | E+ | Getty Images Plus
    Smart Utility

    Are Data Centers The Grid’s Next Crisis?

    Sept. 3, 2024
    Big-data handling has become a trending issue for the power delivery industry. This hot topic is demanding attention with its ever increasing numbers of data centers coming online...
    Photo by Pattern Energy.
    Construction begins at the SunZia Transmission Project in Corona, New Mexico.
    Overhead Transmission

    Long-Awaited SunZia to Transmit Wind Power

    Aug. 27, 2024
    At ±525 kV and 3000 MW, the historic transmission project will raise the ceiling on long-distance high-voltage voltage source converter transmission.

    More content from September 2024

    Erin Rowe, Endeavor Business Media
    The journeyman lineworker teams had to compete in full fall protection in teams of three at the 2023 International Lineman’s Rodeo.
    Electric Utility Operations

    Celebrating the Courage and Competition of the Line Trade

    Aug. 27, 2024
    The International Lineman’s Rodeo has become a beloved fall tradition, blending family memories with the celebration of the courageous lineworkers who keep our lights on.
    Photo by Coast Electric.
    Coast Electric has a reputation for having one of the nicest fleets in the Southeast. According to the electric cooperative, the secret is a strong maintenance plan and rebuild strategy.
    Electric Utility Operations

    Good Maintenance Sets Utility Bucket Trucks up for Second Life

    Aug. 22, 2024
    A Mississippi cooperative shares its fleet maintenance rebuild strategies.
    Session participants have opportunities to speak with presenters.
    Smart Utility

    T&D World Live: Facing the Future

    Aug. 21, 2024
    This event will bring together industry experts to explore solutions for a sustainable and resilient electric grid through in-depth sessions on DER integration, grid resiliency...
    Photo by Georgia Power Transmission Co.
    Georgia Power Transmission Co. lines run across terrain that is sometimes mountainous, hilly, forested, crowded and urban or remote and rural.
    Overhead Transmission

    How Drones Are Revolutionizing Power Line Inspections: Georgia Power’s Success Story

    Aug. 19, 2024
    Drones are pitted head-to-head against on-the-ground crews in this Georgia Power Transmission Co. pilot program.
    Photo 312737072 © Sf1nks | Dreamstime.com
    dreamstime_xxl_312737072
    Renewables

    Interoperability Makes V2G More Flexible

    Aug. 19, 2024
    As more wind and solar are added to the power grid, mobile batteries make sense.
    Brandon Warnke, a UCEC journeyman line worker, mentoring Tayden Wells a summer intern.
    Safety and Training

    Reliability? The Silver Bullet is Skilled Workers

    May 21, 2024
    Union County Electric Cooperative has been making improvements to help their customers, and a big key has been making sure their workers are as skilled as possible when they enter...