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Each UBBA Summit & Plugfest features a team of artists from The Sketch Effect finding using illustrations to summarize key themes, ideas and solutions from sessions.

Utility Operations Takes Center Stage at the 2026 UBBA Summit & Plugfest

Annual utility event shines a spotlight on strategies for building a more modern, resilient grid.

Oct. 13, 2026

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Industrial Router for Utility Field Communications

Oct. 13, 2026

This article examines how mission-critical private LTE and 5G networks support operations before, during, and after a storm, and offers a focused playbook for utilities that want to strengthen communications resilience ahead of the next hurricane season.

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Disaster Response

The Power of Mission-Critical Private LTE & 5G Networks During Hurricanes

Oct. 12, 2026

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Itron, Crytica Partner on Grid-Edge Cybersecurity

Sept. 23, 2026

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Bridging the Digital-Physical Divide: Securing Legacy Grids in the Era of AI and Rapid Load Growth

Sept. 22, 2026

Santee Cooper leadership touring its energy control center with Google Cloud executives. | Credit: Santee Cooper

Santee Cooper Taps Google’s Cloud AI Weather Predictive Modeling to Guide $10B Grid Expansion

Sept. 21, 2026

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AWS, Duke Energy Use AI Agents to Accelerate Interconnection Studies

Sept. 18, 2026

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Meter Data Management Combines with Cloud Architecture

Sept. 18, 2026

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Digital Innovations

AWS Releases Energy Industry Workflows for Amazon Quick

Sept. 17, 2026

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