Market restructuring and regulatory requirements are changing the way utilities operate. At the center of industry change is the Customer Information System, often referred to as the CIS. By upgrading ...
IN THE PAST, the distribution aspects of electric utilities were part of vertically integrated monopolies responsible for generation, transmission, distribution, and customer service. Prior to the ...
Our electricity system has greatly evolved and now represents an essential contributor to our society’s well-being. Power Generationand Transmission & Distribution Operators aim to deliver dependable ...
Electrical power transmission networks are protected and controlled by medium and high-voltage circuit breakers. Breakers are meant to make and break the flow of electrical currents in transmission ...
Arc Flash safety has become as important a topic in the industry as electric shock protection. Few electrical workers would consider working on a 13.8kV system without their proper voltage rated ...
Over the past few decades, changes in weather patterns due to climate change or global warming have led to more extreme, frequent, and costly weather events that have included intense rains, ice ...
Annually, 75 to 80 workers die from fatal injuries in the electric utility industry. A large number of these deaths are due to electrical contact. It’s no secret that many of the incidents leading to ...
In its common form, grounding is typically thought of as no more than a rod driven into the earth in order to provide a safe diversion of lightning strokes. In a sense, the National Electric Code‚ ...
The impact of the Enron bankruptcy has been both predictable and at the same time somewhat surprising for the marketplace. Short-term energy and commodity prices have seemingly been unaffected by the ...
Although the wood pole has been the utility structure of choice for many decades, there are increasing responsibilities that demand attention from the specifying engineer. While cost is always ...
“Energy efficiency” is the latest buzz phrase since the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT) was signed in August. Both short- and long-term projections indicate the era of "cheap energy" is gone in ...
Transmission lines have become a staple of our landscapes – they traverse an incredible range of environments, climates and terrains, leaving lasting images. Their longevity is at least partially ...