PSE&G Line Crews Adopt Ergonomic Tools
At Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE Newark, New Jersey), ergonomic tools are changing the way overhead and underground technicians are installing and...
Southern Company trains employees for confined-space rescues
Linemen often have to crawl down inside underground vaults and stay safe in confined spaces. In addition, they climb poles and structures and must find...
Obama Administration Delivers More than $106 Million for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects in 9 States
Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced last week that more than $106 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is being awarded to nine states to support energy efficiency and conservation activities. ...
San Diego Selected as Target Market for Largest Transportation Electrification Project in U.S. History
San Diego Gas & Electric, San Diego Association of Governments and Electric Transportation Engineering Corp. have announced that eTec has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to implement the largest transportation electrification project in U.S. history through a $99.8 million grant. ...
EDF Regulates Rural Secondary Networks
To Minimise the Investment Required to Maintain the Voltage Within Specified Limits, particularly on low-voltage (LV) networks in sparsely populated areas,...
Crews Use Tool to Extend Life of Transformer Towers
Older tower structures often experience wear and tear due to movement of the static wire hardware. The clevis spins in the wind and eventually wears out,...
Wildlife Stay Protected During Pole Changeout
Spotting slithering snakes and curious squirrels is nothing new for line crews at South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE Columbia, South Carolina). However,...
Lineman Prepares to Beat Dad's Speed-Climb Record
When it comes to being an AmerenUE lineman, Chet Trent knows he has some big gaffs to fill at the International Lineman's Rodeo, held annually in Bonner...
Predictive Maintenance Preempts Outages
For More than Five Years, the City of Westerville, Ohio, has maintained a system average interruption frequency index (SAIFI) below 1.75. A four-year...
PSE&G's 'Solar 4 All' Program Approved
PSE&G today received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to invest $515 million in 80 megawatts of solar projects, doubling the state's solar capacity and creating green jobs. ...
WSI Issues July Update for 2009 Hurricane Season
WSI Corp.'s updated 2009 hurricane season forecast now calls for 10 named storms, 5 hurricanes, and 2 intense hurricanes (category 3 or greater), a slight reduction from the previous forecast of 11 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 2 intense hurricanes. ...
SCE&G Linemen Rescue Screech Owl Eggs, Birds Released 4 Months Later
During a routine pole change out in Barnwell, South Carolina, Everette Livingston, Tommy Elkins, Britt Chrisco and Nick Owens, noticed a small nest in a woodpecker cavity in one SCE&G’s distributions poles they were about to replace....
Four Key Steps to Conducting an Effective Job Briefing
Job planning is key to finding and eliminating hazards. This is true not only in the utility industry but in all industries. For example, in the first...
Utility Crews Rebuild Substation Damage
With more than 4,000 pole miles of distribution lines, Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW; Memphis, Tennessee) has had its share of weather-related damage....
Transformer Efficiency Moves to the Forefront
When the U.S. Department of Energy Issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for higher-efficiency transformers in 2004, Exelon companies Commonwealth...
Duke Energy Reaches Agreement with Key Groups on Modernizing Indiana Electric Grid
Duke Energy has reached a settlement agreement with the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor and key consumer groups on a proposal to begin modernizing its electric grid to create an intelligent power delivery system...
Osmose Announces 3 Years without a Lost Workday Case
Osmose Utilities Services recently achieved a significant safe work hours milestone by passing three consecutive years without a lost workday case...
The Real Value of R&D
A Survey of the Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) Activities in the utility vegetation management industry was conducted in February 2009....
From the desk of the president: We Are Not Tree Trimmers
Trimming is widely used as a synonym for pruning. By extension, it is common for utilities to refer to their vegetation management departments as tree-trimming...
Line Crews Restore Power with Auto Transformers
Streamlining field crews and saving time and money are top of mind for utilities today, and Colorado Springs Utilities (Colorado Springs, Colorado) is...
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