Our electricity system has greatly evolved and now represents an essential contributor to our society’s well-being. Power Generationand Transmission & Distribution Operators aim to deliver dependable ...

Electrical power transmission networks are protected and controlled by medium and high-voltage circuit breakers. Breakers are meant to make and break the flow of electrical currents in transmission ...

Annually, 75 to 80 workers die from fatal injuries in the electric utility industry. A large number of these deaths are due to electrical contact. It’s no secret that many of the incidents leading to ...

Over the past few decades, changes in weather patterns due to climate change or global warming have led to more extreme, frequent, and costly weather events that have included intense rains, ice ...

Arc Flash safety has become as important a topic in the industry as electric shock protection. Few electrical workers would consider working on a 13.8kV system without their proper voltage rated ...

In its common form, grounding is typically thought of as no more than a rod driven into the earth in order to provide a safe diversion of lightning strokes. In a ...

“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 ...

The impact of the Enron bankruptcy has been both predictable and at the same time somewhat surprising for the marketplace. Short-term energy and commodity prices have seemingly been unaffected by the ...

Transmission lines have become a staple of our landscapes – they traverse an incredible range of environments, climates and terrains, leaving lasting images. Their longevity is at least partially ...

Batteries are among the least expensive pieces of equipment in a substation, and they are the heart that keeps the protection and control system running. Despite this, they are often not maintained ...

When the initial Urgent Action 1200 standard was issued by NERC following the 9-11 attacks, it was primarily focused on protecting Energy Control Centers (ECCs) and their associated SCADA/EMS systems.