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    Vegetation Management

    LUMA Energy's Work Plan For Puerto Rico

    March 25, 2024
    The utility aims to boost reliability and resiliency by focusing on vegetation management, automation and substation modernization.
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    Preventing Ergonomic Injuries in Utility Vegetation Management

    Oct. 2, 2023
    Since ergonomic injuries are one of the leading work-related hazards, it is important to understand how ergonomics affect job tasks and how to properly complete said tasks.
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    2023 Trees & Utilities: Live from Pittsburgh

    Sept. 19, 2023
    The annual event brings utility vegetation management professionals together for networking and education.
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    Striving for Sustainability in Vegetation Management

    July 13, 2023
    SMUD achieves ROW Stewardship re-accreditation for its integrated vegetation management program.
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    Transmission Vegetation Management Transformation Part II

    July 10, 2023
    In part two of this two-part article series, Duke Energy shares how its WorkPASS program has transformed the way it executes vegetation management work.

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    Podcasts

    Line Life Podcast: ICYMI: Powering Puerto Rico

    March 22, 2024
    This episode features the third article featured in the 2023 Lineworker Supplement about LUMA's grid modernization projects underway in Puerto Rico .
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    Wildfire Risk Is Business Risk: How Utilities Can Mitigate It - Part One

    March 12, 2024
    History has taught hard lessons about how powerline infrastructure can spark or contribute to a blaze, and the responsibility for wildfire prevention and protection rests with...
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    SRP, City Of Phoenix To Begin Removing Trees That Threaten Overhead Power Lines

    March 12, 2024
    For every tree removed, several more trees will be planted with SRP’s Right Tree, Right Place program.
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    AiDash Extends Series C Funding With Duke Energy

    March 12, 2024
    AiDash announced that it received a strategic investment from Duke Investments, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Duke Energy with these funds will be rolled into the company’s recently...