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Sara to soon form in Caribbean, track into Florida next week
All eyes are on a tropical depression in the Caribbean which will become a tropical storm, trigger life-threatening flooding rain in Central America and is forecast to track into Florida next week. A batch of showers and thunderstorms over the central Caribbean was...
A Time to Give Thanks (for Linemen)
From the earliest days of agriculture people have celebrated the conclusion of harvest time with a feast. When the last bushels and barrels are in the barns and the harvesting equipment is all stowed away for the winter, the party hats come out. The Industrial...
As wildfires losses mount, will commercial insurers decline to cover utilities?
As Xcel Energy, PG&E, Hawaiian Electric and others confront catastrophic wildfires, industry observers believe the growing risk could spur innovation in commercial insurance that benefits utilitie
California regulators approve new program to expedite power line undergrounding
The California Public Utilities Commission on March 7 approved a long-term power line undergrounding program allowing major utilities to propose 10-year plans designed to harden the state’s electric grid
Tropical Storm Rafael To Become Hurricane In Caribbean Today; Could Brush Florida Keys Wednesday
Tropical Storm Rafael is centered near Jamaica, and is moving northwest at 10 to 15 mph. Bands of heavy rain are currently training over Jamaica. Winds in the country’s capital, Kingston, have gusted between 30 and 40 mph.
Ruling Spans and Proper Conductor Sag
The cold winter weather of recent months has prompted many conversations about proper sagging and tension on transmission and distribution conductors. Improper sagging and excessively high tension on conductors – past their rated breaking strength – have caused unscheduled system outages, but such outages can be avoided by using the correct loading factors. The system will not fail when the correct tension and sagging factors are used, even in the coldest air.
