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    Designed to help field supervisors improve the productivity and safety of their field workforce by focusing on issues related to linemen such as fall protection, storm response and infrastructure upgrades.

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    New Line Life Podcast: ICYMI: Line Monitoring, New York Style

    May 24, 2024
    This narrated version of T&D World's February 2024 cover story explores how NYPA uses fiber-optic sensing to identify power line conditions in real time.
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    Line Life Podcast: Problem Solvers, Part 1

    May 17, 2024
    Tim Barat worked as an electrician and lineworker in Australia before moving to California, where he partnered with UC-Berkeley alumni to co-found Gridware.
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    Line Life Podcast: ICYMI: Reflecting on a Tragic Night and Resilient Recovery

    May 10, 2024
    In this audio story, Marty T. Ivy, general superintendent, shares how Mayfield Electric & Water Systems navigated devastation and outages in the aftermath of a fatal tornado in...
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    New Line Life Podcast: Featuring Jason Mendoza of SDG&E

    May 2, 2024
    Jason Mendoza, a journeyman lineworker for SDG&E, is a military veteran and member of the transmission crew.
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    Line Life Podcast: ICYMI: Inventing Tools to Solve Field Challenges

    April 26, 2024
    This audio story showcases how Salt River Project's line crews are using new inventions to improve productivity and safety in the field.

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    UPDATE: Puerto Rico's LUMA Sees Power Grid Reliability Progress

    May 16, 2024
    LUMA's latest report to the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau highlights tangible progress in reliability, clean energy, and grid resilience, signaling a transformation in the island'...
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    Entergy Louisiana Crews Forge Ahead in Storm Restoration Efforts Across Multiple Parishes

    May 16, 2024
    Damage assessments have revealed the extent of repair required, including approximately 150 poles, 360 spans of wire, 60 transformers, and 170 crossarms.
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    FPL Gears Up for Active Hurricane Season with Annual Drill and Grid Upgrades

    May 15, 2024
    Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) conducts its annual storm drill, simulating a Category 4 hurricane, to fortify preparedness ahead of the 2024 hurricane season.
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    Electric Utility Operations

    Utility Broadband Alliance Backs Expansion to 5/5 Broadband Networks in 900 MHz Band

    May 13, 2024
    UBBA acknowledges the FCC's allocation of a 3/3 MHz broadband segment in the 900 MHz band and is now advocating for an expansion of this allocation to 5/5 MHz.