In early 2015, T&D World magazine introduced T&D HOW™ Videos, showcasing the work of linemen in the field. We make extensive use of GoPro cameras, attached to line workers’ hardhats, to provide first-person, “in the action” views of the work performed. We also use ground cameras, and compile each job we record into an approximately 5-minute video for YouTube and other online distribution.
Our goal is to highlight the impressive work being performed by some of the country’s very finest electric utilities. Here, we count down the top six most viewed T&D HOW videos of 2017. They all look at something a little different, from transformer testing to distribution pole installation. Views range from on the ground to high up in the air from a helicopter.
All of the videos represented in these pictures are available at www.tdworld.com/td-how.
We are currently scheduling T&D HOW Videos for 2018 and 2019 — interested utilities and sponsors can contact Rick Bush, Strategic Director, at [email protected] or Jim Dukart, Producer, [email protected], 952-944-7070.
About the Author
Nikki Chandler
Group Editorial Director, Energy
Nikki is Market Content Director for the Endeavor Business Media Energy group, which includes T&D World, EnergyTech and Microgrid Knowledge media brands. She has 30 years of experience as an award-winning business-to-business editor, with 24 years of it covering the electric utility industry. She started out as an editorial intern with T&D World while finishing her degree, then joined Mobile Radio Technology and RF Design magazines. She returned to T&D World as an online editor in 2002, and took over as managing editor in 2017, then market content director in 2023. She has contributed to several publications over the past 30 years, including Waste Age, Wireless Review, Power Electronics Technology, and Arkansas Times. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.S. in journalism from the University of Kansas.