In basic terms, a geographic information system (GIS) for energy services or utility companies brings together, manages and makes use of two broad groupings of information – landbase and facilities ...

Electric and magnetic fields are important factors to be considered when designing transmission lines. They occur in nature and have become much more prevalent in our everyday lives through man-made ...

The use of Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA) as a method for determining the types of pending or occurring faults within power transformers has been in practice for many years. It has been proven that the ...

Conventional thinking considers the aging utility workforce a critical problem demanding a call to arms. Although the demographics are more pronounced within the utility industry than in many other ...

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, ...

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

Many electric distribution organizations are presently evaluating their approach to integrating three key operational systems – SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), OMS (Outage Management ...

Problems associated with poor installations of advanced meters have done tremendous damage to public perceptions about the utility industry. To those familiar with the challenges associated with ...

For decades, asset decommissioning has been relegated to afterthought status in many industries, including utilities. Instead, businesses have focused their attention on bringing new projects online ...

The importance of safe and reliable power in today’s world was never more apparent than on August 14. Beginning in late afternoon and lasting mere minutes, the largest blackout ever on the North ...

Managing On Load Tap Changer (OLTC) fleet depends on the assessment of their condition. In addition to the insulation condition, dynamic performance characteristic is the most important factor ...

“Energy efficiency” is the latest buzz phrase since the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT) was signed in August. Both short- and long-term projections indicate the era of "cheap energy" is gone in ...