Articles about Industry (3)

Utility Pole Inspections: Methods, Standards & Failures

Adam Schmehl January 15, 2025

Your inspection contractor just delivered 6,200 pole records from last quarter's cycle. The summary report shows 287 rejections—about 4.6%, which is ...

Utility Pole Inspections: Methods, Standards & Failures

Adam Schmehl January 15, 2025

Your inspection contractor just delivered 6,200 pole records from last quarter's cycle. The summary report shows 287 rejections—about 4.6%, which is ...

Bringing Engineering Plans to Life

Ashlyn Stonge December 03, 2024

We create safe designs for the sake of a safe, stable grid, but even the most strategic design hinges on execution in the field. While unexpected ...

The Art and Science of Distribution Planning

Ashlyn Stonge November 19, 2024

There’s a healthy tension in the world of electric utilities that ensures profits are directly tied to better customer experience and services. Power ...

Early Fault Detection (EFD): Catching Faults Before Outages

Adam Schmehl November 13, 2024

Power is one of those things that only gets noticed when it stops working. Nobody celebrates flipping on a light switch or starting a load of ...

Underground Data Collection Dilemmas

Ashlyn Stonge November 12, 2024

Overhead distribution and management is no easy task, but at least we can see downed lines and damaged poles, assess aging infrastructure, and ...

Distribution Design: Essential Principles for Grid Reliability

Adam Schmehl October 23, 2024

If you've ever driven down a street during a power outage and wondered why some neighborhoods have lights while others sit in the dark, you've ...

Supporting Rural Co-ops and the People They Serve

Ashlyn Stonge October 23, 2024

The United States is home to over 900 electric coops, and they’ve collectively been bringing power to rural communities for nearly 100 years. Coops ...

Distribution Design: Essential Principles for Grid Reliability

Adam Schmehl October 23, 2024

If you've ever driven down a street during a power outage and wondered why some neighborhoods have lights while others sit in the dark, you've ...

Pole Permitting: How the Approval Process Works

Adam Schmehl October 04, 2024

If you've ever watched a pole attachment request sit idle for weeks while paperwork shuffles between the utility, the DOT, and the railroad, you've ...

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