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Making the Safety Connection: The Impact of Total Well-Being in the Workplace

Holistic worker wellness isn’t a passing trend – it’s a critical component of workplace safety and strong organizational performance. Utility workers perform essential tasks that touch millions of lives every day. The critical nature of the services they provide...

Using the Prediction Model to Prevent Incidents and Near-Misses

Crews who consistently discuss their safety concerns before work begins create more opportunities to mitigate or eliminate hazards. As someone employed in the electric utility industry, would you be willing to consider that there may be incident prevention strategies...

Wildfire Preparedness from Coast to Coast

Wildfires pose a growing threat across the U.S., requiring utilities nationwide — not just on the West Coast — to adopt proactive measures. When thinking about wildfire risk, New England is probably not the first region that comes to mind. These events are more...

NOAA predicts above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season

NOAA’s outlook for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which goes from June 1 to November 30, predicts a 30% chance of a near-normal season, a 60% chance of an above-normal season, and a 10% chance of a below-normal season.

Beyond the ABCs: Fall Protection for Unique Tasks

Effective worker protection demands precise equipment selection, thorough worker training and well-rehearsed rescue procedures. The electric transmission and distribution (T&D) industry often requires work in challenging environments. Whether crew members access...

The Lineman Hammer: For When You Need to Hit Something

In addition to the improved durability brought about by better materials, many modern lineman hammers offer bonus features designed for activities such as J-Hook removal or staple pulling. There are options for smooth or milled striking faces depending on what is being struck. There are fiberglass, wood, and solid steel handles. But at its core, the lineman hammer is all about striking objects to make them move. And as any lineman could tell you, a hammer is much more effective than your fist at driving hardware into poles.

Discover What Makes Tallman’s Rental Tools a Project Game-Changer

When you’re gearing up for your next electrical utility project, having the right tools on hand isn’t just helpful—it’s critical. At Tallman Equipment, we understand the pressures and timelines that contractors, linemen, and utility crews face every day. That’s why...

A Comprehensive Look at Horizontal Directional Drilling in Utility Installations

How Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is revolutionizing energy infrastructure development by offering efficient installation of underground utilities while minimizing disruption to the environment and communities. In today’s high-demand energy sector, utilities...

Researchers predicting above-average Atlantic hurricane season for 2025

Colorado State University hurricane researchers are predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in their initial 2025 forecast. CSU’s Tropical Cyclones, Radar, Atmospheric Modeling, and Software (TC-RAMS) Team within the Department of Atmospheric...

Beyond the ABCs: Fall Protection for Unique Tasks

Effective worker fall protection demands precise equipment selection, thorough worker training and well-rehearsed rescue procedures. The electric transmission and distribution (T&D) industry often requires work in challenging environments. Whether crew members...

Discover What Makes Tallman’s Rental Tools a Project Game-Changer

A Comprehensive Look at Horizontal Directional Drilling in Utility Installations

Researchers predicting above-average Atlantic hurricane season for 2025

Beyond the ABCs: Fall Protection for Unique Tasks

US electricity demand will grow 50% by 2050, electrical manufacturer study finds

Data centers and transportation electrification will drive U.S. electricity demand about 2% higher each year for the next quarter century, according to a new analysis completed for NEMA. Driven by data centers and transportation electrification, U.S. electricity...

ISO New England issues transmission RFP to access new wind resources

The New England grid operator on Monday published a request for proposals to address the region’s longer-term transmission needs, aimed at upgrading the electric system between anticipated wind generation in northern Maine and demand centers to the south.

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FRONTIER COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO HOST LINEMAN RODEO ON SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH

The Frontier Community College Electrical Distribution Systems (EDS) program will host its annual Lineman Rodeo on Saturday, April 12th at 9am. The event will take place at the utility poles behind Workforce Development Center on FCC’s campus.

U.S. Electricity Generation Sees Historic Shift as Wind and Solar Surpass Coal

With electricity demand now climbing, the challenge lies in ensuring that clean energy sources can continue to grow fast enough to meet future needs without increasing reliance on fossil fuels. The United States reached a major milestone...

Will Trump tariffs delay utility transmission, power plant plans?

FirstEnergy and other utilities warn they could be hurt by tariffs, but analysts see little immediate effect on utility capital expenditure plans. FirstEnergy and other utilities are warning that Trump administration tariffs on Canada,...

PJM board approves $6.7B transmission expansion plan

The PJM Interconnection board approved $5.9 billion in new transmission projects to bolster reliability across the grid operator’s footprint, PJM said Wednesday. That, combined with changes to the scope and cost of existing projects,...

Dominion, Duke Beef Up Budgets as Data Center Demand Booms

Executives at Dominion Energy Inc. and Duke Energy Corp. have added a combined $17 billion to their five-year capital investment plans, with both groups saying that the data center boom shows no signs of slowing. At Dominion, which...

DOE to focus on expanding baseload generation: Secretary Wright

“Net-zero policies raise energy costs for American families and businesses, threaten the reliability of our energy system, and undermine our energy and national security,” DOE Secretary Wright said. The U.S. Department of Energy will...

Utilities await clarity on DOE loans as decisive court battle looms

The Trump administration will likely scrutinize funding for renewables and climate change mitigation, potentially affecting outlays for critical grid investments, experts say. In the waning days of the Biden administration, the U.S....

This startup wants to help utilities get more in tune with the grid

Bolstering for potential damage has become increasingly important for utilities as the country’s aging grid infrastructure faces new threats from climate-related disasters like wildfires, as well as newfound stress from ongoing electrification efforts. Without AI to interpret patterns in a flood of data, monitoring the grid can also be tricky

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