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STORY
Apalachicola Bay Pole Restoration
The repair of a transmission line crossing to St. George Island
goes smoothly, which belies the challenges Duke Energy Florida
had to overcome.
By Stephen Wood and Gary Bitter, Duke Energy Florida
28 Managing Cable Assets
CenterPoint Energy uses innovative technology to breathe new life into
aging underground loops to boost electric reliability and reduce costs.
By Keith Gray, Ernie Kaster and Julienne Sugarek, CenterPoint Energy
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34 China Conducts Pilot of Self-Healing Network
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IMPROVING COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUR PROJECTS AND PE
ABB to Upgrade Kilmarnock Substation and Boost Po
ALL JOBS. ALL TECHNOLOGIES. ALL OVER.
BusinessDevelopments SDG&E Invests $7.5 Million
TechnologyUpdates PPL Electric Utilities Complet
INTELLIGENT DIGITAL SUBSTATIONS Increasing Substa
TechnologyUpdates Sentera Delivers 4K High-Megap
EnergyTransitions Big Carbon Equals Big Solar B
Apalachicola Bay The repair of
Pole Restoration O n Tuesd
LineRebuild
sisted of a 0.5-inch (12.7-mm) steel casing that
LineRebuild structure 40 and floating the conduc
AFL's conductor accessories provide superior perf
LineRebuild
On Feb. 24, the replacement of structure 40 is co
UndergroundFacilities Managing Cable Assets Cent
INTEGO TM For the first time reliable Bushing Mo
UndergroundFacilities Cable and Accessories Man
Mobile diagnostic units achieve factory-comparabl
UndergroundFacilities requests from service area
USUALLY, PEOPLE WHO RESPOND INSTANTLY TO YOUR EME
USUALLY, PEOPLE WHO RESPOND INSTANTLY TO YOUR EME
grid optimization GET ON THE GRID Win A $50 Amaz
DistributionManagement China Conducts Pilot of S
A typical version of the intelligent pulse-closer
DistributionManagement A 10
THE TOOLS YOU TRUST HASTINGS When it comes t
DistributionManagement after a fault and quickly
ARCO 400: Recloser control testing redefined! In
DistributionManagement until the fault is found.
Lineman AssistTM Spring Loaded Feature Conduct
VegetationManagement Flashover Tests Verify Mini
VegetationManagement with overhead transmission
VegetationManagement An
VegetationManagement
FAULT Safety in numbers. IFD's installed..
VegetationManagement Heig
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ELECTRIC UTILITY OPERATIONS LifeLine Adam Brewba
The Power of Positive Results AET Bring
ELECTRIC UTILITY OPERATIONS Postcards from the P
ELECTRIC UTILITY OPERATIONS
ELECTRIC UTILITY OPERATIONS Linemen Suit Up for
ELECTRIC UTILITY OPERATIONS Terry Lovell,
ELECTRIC UTILITY OPERATIONS An electrician constr
ELECTRIC UTILITY OPERATIONS Michigan Linemen Po
ELECTRIC UTILITY OPERATIONS With a little transla
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ELECTRIC UTILITY OPERATIONS All 124 competitors w
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ELECTRIC UTILITY OPERATIONS This non-flammable re
ELECTRIC UTILITY OPERATIONS PartingShot Phot
The Brightest Ideas In Vegetation Management Star
GridUpgrade Transmission System Substation Refur
In advance of the Cashla substation upgrade, temp
GridUpgrade The new 220-VDC b
GridUpgrade This air-insulate
These switchyard busbars were replaced in the Fin
GridUpgrade
Make Remote Locations Less Remote Finally, ther
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A Global Utility Executive Conference November 1-
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StraightTalk Get Ready for a DC Future By Grego
Becoming the Next Generation (NxG) Utility: Our t
For us, safety is a way of life and we wouldn't h
June 2016
MORE DATA. GREATER EFFICIENCY. ARBOR
President'sLetter
StormResiliency Weathering Storms in the Northea
StormResiliency I t is standard practice for
StormResiliency June 2012 Before and after phot
StormResiliency part of a rate case proceeding
StormResiliency Unitil Energy Systems' Tree-Rela
StormResiliency where it is feasible to do so.
HerbicideManagement Herbicide Management Innovat
HerbicideManagement because paper maps contain
HerbicideManagement
HerbicideManagement
HerbicideManagement
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO CONTINUOUSLY MOVE THE UTILI
Flexibility With Milest
HerbicideManagement Restoration o
ReliabilityMetrics The Measure of UVM Overempha
ReliabilityMetrics safety, fres, environment a
ReliabilityMetrics Beyond the Reliability-Centere
ReliabilityMetrics
ReliabilityMetrics Tree-Related Non-Major Even
ReliabilityMetrics Non-Major Event Tree-Related
GeospatialWMS Technology Drives Ongoing Improvem
GeospatialWMS cision
GeospatialWMS tion growth so it can optimize ve
GeospatialWMS focusing on maintenance. The met
MonarchButterfly Th
MonarchButterfly
MonarchButterfly
MonarchButterfly Native wi
ControlledHerbicides
ControlledHerbicides An APS Example The stra
ControlledHerbicides
ControlledHerbicides serve signifcant amounts
WildlifeHabitat
WildlifeHabitat Owner-Inspired Approach O
WildlifeHabitat handicapped-accessible deer b
WildlifeHabitat
EnvironmentalStewardship Operational Excellence,
EnvironmentalStewardship relevant presence or
EnvironmentalStewardship Supplementing the f
EnvironmentalStewardship
EnvironmentalStewardship and broadleaf native p
FieldTalk T he major challenge for u
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