If utility personnel responsible for cyber security compliance have had any exposure to the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) program sponsored by the North American Electric Reliability ...

Many U.S. utilities have completed, or are nearing completion of, their Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Meter Data Management System (MDMS) rollouts. With these implementations completing, ...

There are approximately 4500 circuit miles of 69kv to 345kv underground transmission cables in service in the United States, most of which are High-Pressure Fluid-Filled (HPFF) cables. HPFF cable ...

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 ...

Meet Alice, the Next Generation Energy Field Worker. On a cold, rainy morning, Alice reaches for her waterproof tablet and sees that she has 15 stops for the day. After arriving at her first stop, she ...

In any heat transfer equipment such as a boiler or Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG), the exit gas temperature determines the amount of energy recovered from the flue gas stream, which is ...

This article discusses why voltage as well as frequency load shedding may be necessary to prevent major system blackouts. It is the first of two articles on the important subjects of power system ...

In the previous issue of EE T&D part 1 of the article on Undervotage Load Shedding discussed the investigations of recent blackouts [1,3,7], which indicate that the root cause of almost all of these ...

The evolution of wireless networks toward 5G, the next generation of cellular technology, brings exceptional communications capabilities for utilities and opens new opportunities for collaboration ...

With the advent of CAD, work order management, and purchasing technology in recent decades, substation engineering underwent a transformation. Design, purchasing, and construction management ...

Almost all utilities and large industrial facilities have extensive systems of power cables. Many of these cable systems are ageing and failures are becoming common. Finding the root cause of cable ...

Prudent vegetation management, as applied to electric power transmission, embodies prudent risk management. Specifically, the prudent vegetation manager answers the following two questions in the ...