by Mike Beehler | Apr 5, 2022 | Links
April 1st fun from SNL. In case you missed the Mercedes AA ….be sure to wait for last line. Very funny. LINK
by Mike Beehler | Apr 1, 2022 | Links
The “Power Production by Source” graphic herein shows a 10 year trend in power production for each state. https://www-wsj-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/americas-power-grid-is-increasingly-unreliable-11645196772# It reminds us of the “value of the...
by Mike Beehler | Feb 22, 2022 | Links
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...
by Mike Beehler | Oct 13, 2021 | Links
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...
by Mike Beehler | Sep 8, 2021 | Links
Utility Dive Article 1MM customers out of service for weeks! All 8 transmission lines serving New Orleans are down and the generation is tripped off. In the short run, we need to support the line crews that will risk life and limb rebuilding a tangled mess of wood,...
by Mike Beehler | Aug 9, 2021 | Links
At PowerGrid International there’s an article about undergrounding. It begins, Two North American utilities are burying more than 6,000 miles of power lines combined. Project managers from each one describe why they did it, how they did it, and what lessons they...