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AEP capital spending plan surges 33%, to $72B, in utility ‘super-cycle’

Even with the increasing spending, American Electric Power expects it can limit residential rate hikes to 3.5% a year over the next five years, company officials said. Surging loads In the last 12 months, AEP’s utilities sold 6% more electricity compared to the...

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The first signs arrive in August as the kids go back to school followed shortly by the arrival of pumpkin spice everything. Pretty soon the shelves of the local big box stores are full of Halloween decorations and candy. In September, the weather starts to change. The...

Columbus lineman to compete in International Lineman’s Rodeo

A local Duke Energy foreman will be competing in The International Lineman’s Rodeo. Travis Vidal, a line working foreman for Duke Energy, will be competing on a three man team at the rodeo on Oct. 18 in Bonner Springs, Kansas. Vidal is a returning competitor, having...

Potential US Threat From ‘Imelda’ Early Next Week As Tropical Storm Humberto Forecast To Become A Hurricane

Tropical Storm Humberto is forecast to become a major hurricane in the central Atlantic, but the next system expected to develop, which would be named Imelda, may become a larger threat to parts of the Southeast U.S. and Bahamas as the hurricane season shifts into a...

The Evolution of Personal Protective Grounding: Part 2

PPG is equally as important today as it was a century ago, providing lineworkers with a critical safeguard against electrical hazards. Part 1 of this article began with discussion of the first American power systems, when lineworkers initially encountered the hazards...

The Evolution of Personal Protective Grounding: Part 1

Before safe and effective PPG methods emerged, pioneering lineworkers navigated their worksites with limited grounding knowledge, equipment and procedures. Personal protective grounding, or PPG, is arguably the most critical safety procedure affecting contemporary...

Advancing Safety Through Total Well-Being: Practical Tips and Ideas for Utility Leaders

Organizations that embrace holistic worker wellness as part of their safety strategy can move beyond compliance into the realm of cultural transformation. Over the past 50 years, the electric utility industry has developed and implemented robust engineering controls,...

Texas regulators trim, approve $2.7B CenterPoint system resiliency plan

CenterPoint’s January resiliency plan had a $5.75 billion price tag. A settlement cut the ask to $3.2 billion, and the Public Utility Commission of Texas trimmed further on Thursday. The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Thursday approved a slimmed-down version of...

North Carolina Outer Banks bracing for flooding, wind as Hurricane Erin passes by offshore

The growing size of the powerful hurricane's winds and waves will lead to significant flooding and erosion on North Carolina's Outer Banks throughout the week. The North Carolina Outer Banks and other beaches along the Atlantic coast of the United States will bear the...

Tropical Storm Erin forms, to become first Atlantic hurricane of 2025

Erin has formed in the eastern Atlantic and is forecast to be the first hurricane and first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season. Erin will be a long-track storm and will eye the United States next week. A tropical rainstorm in the eastern Atlantic Ocean has...

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Here’s Why Everybody is Talking About the 2024 Hurricane Season

Here’s Why Everybody is Talking About the 2024 Hurricane Season

Earlier this year, the meteorologists at the NOAA predicted this would be an “above-normal” hurricane season, their predictions were echoed by Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science. The confluence of above normal ocean temperatures, a La Niña, and reduced Atlantic wind shear all point the potential for a higher than normal number of named storms. The current prediction is for 17-25 named storms with the possibility of 8-13 hurricanes and 4-7 major hurricanes.

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4 Steps Utilities are Taking to Avert Wildfires

4 Steps Utilities are Taking to Avert Wildfires

Although there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to reducing wildfire risk, strategies that prioritize speed, resilience, early detection and prevention, and added intelligence are vital to harden the grid and they’re paying off—dramatically reducing risks...

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Have You Checked Out the UFP Podcast?

Have You Checked Out the UFP Podcast?

At Tallman Equipment, we take pride in supplying linemen with the tools and equipment they need, but in the process of doing that, we also try to be a valuable source of information and expertise for the utility industry. As part of that effort, we are proud to...

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