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    Building a Storm-Strong Grid
    Apprentice Power Line Technician Kendra Secerin was the first woman to graduate from St. Clair College in the electrical and power line programs and is now on a committee to spread awareness about opportunities for women in the skilled trades.
    Electric Utility Operations

    The Future of Line Trade: Kendra Secerin

    Oct. 25, 2024
    Apprentice Power Line Technician Kendra Secerin was the first woman to graduate from St. Clair College in the electrical and power line programs and is now on a committee to spread...
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    Utility Business

    Utilities Confront Headwinds Amid Appetite for More Electrons

    Sept. 27, 2024
    The continued march of climate-friendlier renewable energy is requiring electric utilities to find a place for it onto an aging grid.
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    Electrification

    Navigating the Challenges and Growth of Electric Vehicles in a Changing Market

    Sept. 27, 2024
    EV sales are still growing, just not as fast as we first thought.
    Photo courtesy of Exelon.
    Boys to STEM Academy students tour an Exelon facility.
    Utility Business

    Putting Young Men on a Path to Success is a Must for Utilities

    Sept. 26, 2024
    Exelon Foundation’s new Boys to STEM Academy program connects teen boys to career resources in the clean energy economy.
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    Organizations with successful safety programs consistently communicate the data gathered by these tools.
    Safety and Training

    Developing Your Safety Culture and Measuring Its Success

    Sept. 26, 2024
    Employees are the key to developing a lasting safety culture.

    More content from October 2024

    Ameren and community leaders came together in October for the 2023 DE&I Leadership Summit in St. Louis. Brad Kloeppel, senior director, Gas Operations, Ameren Illinois; Jake Bodi, director, Customer Operations, Ameren, and Dennis Isom, senior safety supervisor, Corporate Safety, Ameren; and others have a discussion that reinforces why strengthening diversity, equity and inclusion enriches every company, community and life.
    Utility Business

    Driving Innovation Through Diverse Perspectives

    Sept. 25, 2024
    Part 2 of our DE&I series takes us to Missouri and Illinois, where Ameren shares its strategies for building a successful program.
    Courtesy of NASA
    Solar activity.
    Utility Business

    Solar Flares, What’s Next?

    Sept. 24, 2024
    Damage from solar flares and CMEs vary. Strong solar flares can affect satellites. Powerful CMEs, however, interact with the Earth’s magnetic fields producing geomagnetic inducing...
    Courtesy of SWPG
    RioSol Transmission Corridor.
    Tools and Technologies

    Power Grid Under Pressure: Is U.S. Transmission Infrastructure Ready for the Surge in Energy Demand?

    Sept. 23, 2024
    There’s a variety of reforms, changes and the encouragement to implement available advanced transmission technologies in new projects for expanding the bulk transmission infrastructure...
    Photo by Creative Composites Group.
    Pultruded composite utility poles, custom fabricated to meet needed strength and stiffness requirements.
    Overhead Distribution

    Dominion Energy Installs Its First Composite Poles

    Sept. 23, 2024
    After an in-depth review of pole materials, the utility installed 30 composite poles in Virginia Beach and looks ahead to more installations.
    Cleco Power
    The new EV charging stations at the Maritime Museum.
    Electrification

    How Cleco Power Is Making Louisiana a More EV-Friendly State

    Aug. 28, 2024
    In partnership with Adopt a Charger, Cleco Power plans to install up to 30 Level 2 EV charging stations in the state.
    Michael Champ
    Disaster Response

    Navigating Storm Response: Improvements and Lessons Learned

    July 19, 2024
    Michael Champ will be speaking about "SMUDs Storm Restoration Improvements and Lessons Learned" at a T&D World Live session in October.