The U.S. energy sector is in the middle of a financing shift unlike anything seen in previous decades. Government capital isn’t just filling funding gaps but…
If you’re a homeowner or business switching to clean energy, you’ve likely invested in solar panels or maybe even wind systems to reduce your carbon footprint…
Energy companies, like businesses across numerous other sectors, are trying to navigate an extreme lack of certainty right now in the global marketplace. At times like…
The Green Energy movement took another blow with U.S farmers rallying to publicize opposition to a wind and solar farm project slated to receive up to…
Global investments in smart grid software and infrastructure reached $271 billion in 2019. This massive financial backing explains how digital technology revolutionizes our power distribution systems.…
On April 28th, Spain, Portugal, and parts of France went dark. Not a rolling brownout, but a sudden, sweeping blackout. The fault lay with the near-simultaneous…
A civil engineer explains the role of women in saving millions, improving wildfire readiness, and redefining leadership in the high-stakes world of utility infrastructure. In March…
The state of the electrical grid has dominated conversations, especially with historical winter storms wreaking havoc in past years. That concern continued to grow with oil…
Electrification has changed many industries and oil is no exception. Leaders realize there is a growing push to make sustainable choices whenever possible, which means relying…
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt started a revolution for new jobs and investment in domestic infrastructure with his New Deal campaign. Included in its framework, he signed…
Renewable energy professionals and utility workers first witnessed a fully optimized smart home in movies, and now building management systems (BMSs) are becoming standard installations. In…
Historically, business leaders have not had to prioritize electricity when auditing or improving their supply chain management. Often buried under umbrella categories such as utilities, maintenance,…
Critical infrastructure sectors are becoming increasingly complex and interdependent and so, too, are the physical and socioeconomic landscapes in which they operate. This in turn has…
The Utility Expo, the largest event for utility professionals and construction contractors seeking comprehensive insights into the latest industry technologies, innovations and trends, made its return…
In October 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled the largest-ever investment in the country’s utility grid — nearly $3.5 billion in awards to share…
Has the demise of the conventional power plant been greatly exaggerated? As the world grapples with an energy crisis, several governments are returning to coal, gas…
Utility-scale solar projects are pivotal in the global transition to renewable energy, and these projects contribute to a predictable and stable renewable energy source. Predictions indicate…
Texas is growing accustomed to experiencing system-wide power grid disruptions. The first recent major event was winter storm Uri in February 2021, which left 4.5 million…
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law one of the most significant reconciliation bills for climate and clean energy investments in the United States.…
It’s no secret – the world of energy is changing rapidly. The trend of relying more extensively on distributed generation, energy storage, EVs and forms of…
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has been transforming global industries and driving digitalization for some years now – the utilities and renewables sectors are no…
Energy storage is an important part of a modernized energy grid. Energy storage has always been important, but as variable renewable resources become a larger part…
Transformers are some of the most critical equipment in a grid or substation. Consequently, maintaining these tools is crucial, but conventional monitoring techniques are time-consuming, disruptive…
With the energy transition away from fossil fuels and coal a top priority among many policymakers and voters, hydropower stands to play a much larger role…
“I always wanted to be the love-child of Beyoncé and Bill Nye the Science Guy,” Jessica O. Matthews says with a laugh. “That’s the perfect embodiment…
