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Rebuilding Lahaina

Rebuilding Lahaina

The devastating August 8th fires in Lahaina changed lives forever. It was a tragedy that deeply saddened the watching world—the loss of lives, and loss of way of life unique to the beautiful setting that Lahaina and the Island of Maui provided. Although Lahaina and...

Rebuilding Lahaina

Rebuilding Lahaina

The devastating August 8th fires in Lahaina changed lives forever. It was a tragedy that deeply saddened the watching world—the loss of lives, and loss of way of life unique to the beautiful setting that Lahaina and the Island of Maui provided. Although Lahaina and...

AI Robot Self Aware

Elon Musk has said that Artificial Intelligence is far more dangerous than nuclear weapons. https://lnkd.in/gxFD27Uu Now, this former Google engineer claims that the AI robot is self aware. AI has many good possible applications for our industry but we will...

Burial Benefits

Burial Benefits

Here's a podcast about the benefits of burying lines: Mike Beehler, spokesman for the Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative, or PDI2, advocates for more strategic line burials around the country. Mike says many utilities are seeing benefits of burial beyond...

Undergrounding and ESG

Undergrounding and ESG

Investors are increasingly socially aware. They invest in value but also examine how a company sustains the environment, engages the community, and operates the organization. Investors evaluate the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores of publicly traded...

Critical Infrastructure for Critical Times

Critical Infrastructure for Critical Times

Michael E. Beehler & Robert Kondziolka Customers without electricity for days or weeks? Does that happen in the United States of America in the 21st Century? Increasingly, the answer is yes. Wildfires, hurricanes, ice storms, floods and more seem to come more...

Trenchless Technology Podcast

Trenchless Technology Podcast

This Trenchless Technology podcast is a fast-paced and informative update on T&D undergrounding and pdi2.org. Listen here: https://trenchlesstechpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-19-the-future-is-now-with-undergrounding-power-lines/ Learn about the impact of...

Hydrogen has great future potential

Hydrogen has great future potential

More and more electric and gas utilities are starting pilot projects. Public Utilities Fortnightly just interviewed Entergy’s Rod West on their strategic locational advantage and their long term vision for hydrogen…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the T&D system?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the T&D system?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the T&D system???? Yes….for analysis of UAV line inspection data, predicting substation equipment condition, using AMI voltage data for distribution transformers and now, on NYPA’s Long Island Sound Cable, transmission cable analysis.

Where Is My Smart City

Where Is My Smart City

COVID-19, unrest in the streets and a contentious Presidential election significantly slowed efforts for smart cities and the positive economic development that results. But 2021 is here.

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