Electric Utility Operations

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.

Highlights

LUMA
Podcasts

New Line Life Podcast: ICYMI: Powering Puerto Rico

March 22, 2024
This episode features the third article featured in the 2023 Lineworker Supplement about LUMA's grid modernization projects underway in Puerto Rico .
Podcasts

Line Life Podcast: Featuring Corry Ruch of Hydro One and MCC's Susan Blaser

March 15, 2024
Corry Ruch, a power line technician for Hydro One, and Susan Blaser, a lead line technician training program coordinator at MCC, share their stories of working in the line trade...
Photo by Georgia Power.
Electric Utility Operations

Georgia Power Realizes Fewer Power Outages, Faster Restoration Times

March 12, 2024
Georgia Power is deploying smart devices and other technology to enhance its self-healing network designed to respond to power outages automatically
Photo by FPL.
Transmission Reliability

Florida Power & Light Makes Reliability Improvements

March 8, 2024
Florida Power & Light Co. had its best-ever year for electric service reliability in 2023.
Podcasts

Line Life Podcast: ICYMI: Training Women on the Line

March 8, 2024
The narrated version of this article shares tips for recruiting, training and retaining women in the line trade.

Recommended

Podcasts

Line Life Podcasts

Jan. 18, 2024
Line Life podcast episodes air every Friday, covering everything and anything linework, available on podbean.
Electric Utility Operations

Faces of the Future: Theron Tucker

March 7, 2024
After qualifying to be in the top 16 in the PLP Armor Rod Challenge at the 2023 International Lineman’s Expo, Midwest Energy's Theron Tucker won the championship round by installing...
Photo by Ohio Gratings.
Intelligent Undergrounding

Push for Undergrounding Drives Advances in Vault Covers

March 6, 2024
New ADA compliant utility vault covers improve safety, cut liability costs for utilities, and provide access to underground infrastructure.
Electric Utility Operations

Lineworker Focus: Kevin Adams

March 5, 2024
Kevin Adams was nominated by Apprentice Michael Bosco, who considers him one of the most hardworking and knowledgeable lineworkers he’s come across during his apprenticeship....
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Electric Utility Operations

New York State to Collaborate with NYU on Digital Tool to Detect Issues in Large Power Transformers

March 1, 2024
The research study will develop a prototype to help the power industry save money and avoid outages and failures.