by Mike Beehler | Oct 19, 2023 | Links
Here’s an article in Utility Dive. Scant mention of underground for $12/month rate increase by 2028 with these possible benefits for the “next 50 years” The Entergy proposed benefits statement says…. “While no amount of investment or hardening will completely...
by Mike Beehler | Aug 3, 2023 | Links
Here’s an article of interest: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pge-pacific-gas-wildfires-power-lines-earnings/689272/ Photo by Matthis Volquardsen on Pexels.com Many challenges ahead for PG&E. How fast can they satisfy their critics? Burying lines is taking...
by Mike Beehler | Jul 18, 2023 | Links
The largest storm damage (outage) in the history of company! Tens of thousands of customers out for multiple days, nuke plant curtailed due to downed transmission, and businesses closed. (My dental office still closed 3 days after storm!). What is the true cost of...
by Mike Beehler | Jul 18, 2023 | Links
Here’s an article in The Detroit News about undergrounding. “It is important to remember burying our lines might be the right solution for some areas but not others,” said Chris Laird, the company’s vice president of electric operations, in a statement. “… By...
by Mike Beehler | May 27, 2023 | Links
According to this article, a Kentucky Utilities spokesman said “very few utilities are converting older, overhead lines to underground lines across the country.” Where has he been? Kentucky Utilities….the utilities below are happy to share lessons learned and best...
by Mike Beehler | Apr 24, 2023 | Links
Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Pexels.com A great new idea! Undersea cables linking islands to mainland generation has been done around the world. Could Puerto Rico be next? In 2022, a company called Alternative Transmission said it could build the approximately 1000 mile...
