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    New 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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    New 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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    Line Life Podcast: Working on the Line in Illinois

    April 19, 2024
    Milton Draper, journeyman lineworker and foreman for Ameren Illinois, runs a three-person crew and mentors apprentices at the training center.

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    New TSR Mobile Store to Sell Craftworker Tools and Gear During Storm Restoration

    May 7, 2024
    TSR will strategically position its TSR Mobile Store close to the hardest hit areas of a storm or equidistant from the points of a multi-region event.
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    Minnesota Power Reaches Electric Rate Settlement

    May 7, 2024
    The agreement is expected to set final rate increases of about 4.9% for residential and small business customers and 4.4% for industrial and large commercial customers upon approval...
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    SRP Crews Bring Reliable Electricity to 17 Off-the-Grid Homes Through the Light Up Navajo Project

    May 3, 2024
    This is the fourth year SRP has participated in LUN, donating employee time and the use of line trucks, digging equipment, and mechanic service trucks.
    Electric Utility Operations

    LUMA Hosts Lineworker Rodeo

    May 2, 2024
    The event kicked off a week of educational development.