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    Transmission Rebuild Preserves Seacoast
    Photo by PG&E
    Crew cutting trenches running parallel to existing overhead distribution line. PG&E successfully completed undergrounding nearly 4 miles (6.4 km) of overhead power lines in Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
    Intelligent Undergrounding

    An Inside Look at a PG&E Undergrounding Project

    April 19, 2022
    The utility completes a 4-mile project in the High Fire Threat District of Santa Rosa, improving safety and electric reliability for 11,000 customers.
    Photo by Stantec
    The Gull Bay microgrid’s use of solar power, battery storage, and grid technology will supply half of the community’s energy needs during the day.
    Distributed Energy Resources

    Microgrid Helps Indigenous Canadians Use Less Diesel, Have More Energy Independence

    April 8, 2022
    Using solar, battery storage and grid technology, a microgrid helps to reduce the use of diesel fuel by 30% in a remote First Nations community.
    An unexplained flashover was captured midspan on a negative pole of Manitoba Hydro HVDC Bipoles on a sunny fair weather day in July of 2021.
    Tools and Technologies

    Investigating Flashovers on HVDC Transmission Lines

    April 7, 2022
    Manitoba Hydro deployed new technology and conducted a research project to measure and mitigate unexplained flashovers.
    Photo by Chris Van Lennep, Dreamstime
    New spools of high voltage cable are deployed for installation in an undergrounding project. The lengths of underground lines are subject to certain physical limitations which, when exceeded, cause untimely wear and tear.
    Intelligent Undergrounding

    To Use Overhead or Underground Transmission? That is (Still) the Question (Part II)

    April 5, 2022
    The second part of this two-part series examining underground high-voltage ac lines explores cable length limitations.
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    Electric Utility Operations

    Spotlight on the Line Trade: Miguel Angel Carrizales

    April 5, 2022
    Miguel Angel Carrizales of Evergy says in the line trade, there is always something new to be done in the field—whether new construction or maintenance of existing systems.

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    Eversource
    The Project needed to cross Little Bay, a tidal estuary, with a 115kV buried submarine cable. Eversource and its teams conducted field tests of the sediments and materials within them. They performed detailed modeling and studies to show how the hydroplow operation would affect turbidity of the water. Supplemental protection of the cables using concrete mattresses were used to avoid excavation in the bay.
    Overhead Transmission

    Protecting the New England Sea Coast During Eversource Transmission Upgrades

    April 5, 2022
    Eversource balances the need for electricity with the need to protect community priorities, such as historic sites, residential areas and environmental resources.
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    IEEE PES Show Update

    Destination New Orleans: IEEE PES T&D Conference and Expo Highlights

    April 1, 2022
    The 2022 IEEE PES T&D Conference and Expo will be held April 25-28 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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    Utility Business

    Russia-Ukraine Conflict Creates Energy Challenges

    March 16, 2022
    The stories and images coming out of Ukraine leave people feeling helpless, which is why most people in the U.S. favor the sanctions levied against Russia, as well as President...
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    Smart Utility

    The Connected Grid

    March 10, 2022
    Is 5G technology the next digital disrupter or is it an enabler?
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    Wildfire

    Advanced Technologies Complement Traditional Methods for Wildfire Mitigation

    March 9, 2022
    Electric utilities are keenly aware of wildfire risk, and wisely are pursuing multiple prevention, detection, and mitigation strategies to improve public safety and power reliability...
    April Editorial Toughbook G2 Rugged 2 In 1 Tablet Courtesy Of Panasonic
    Electric Utility Operations

    Waterproof, Shockproof & Rugged

    March 8, 2022
    Fully ruggedized laptops and tablets can likely survive just about any extreme environments that utility personnel encounter in their demanding jobs.
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    Distributed Energy Resources

    Utility Planning Solutions for a Decentralized Grid

    Sept. 7, 2021
    New and improved energy technologies, progressive policies, changing consumer sentiment, and the growth of competition will combine to disrupt the tried-and-true utility business...