The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a 20-year initial license renewal for Constellation's Clinton Clean Energy Center and a. . .

Electric and magnetic fields are important factors to be considered when designing transmission lines. They occur in nature and have become much more prevalent in our everyday lives through man-made ...

Conventional thinking considers the aging utility workforce a critical problem demanding a call to arms. Although the demographics are more pronounced within the utility industry than in many other ...

“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 ...

Many dielectric and mechanical failures in large power transformers are preceded by mechanical changes in the winding structure. These changes, or displacements in the winding structure, may be the ...

In 1953, a five-year herbicide research project was initiated that has managed to maintain its relevance for more than five decades. Several partners embarked on this journey, including Pennsylvania ...

Use of the arc reflection method combined with a high capacitance surge generator and state-of-the-art pinpointing devices for underground cable fault locating will find faults in less time and with ...

Since its release in 2003, IEC 61850, a standard that defines communications protocols for intelligent electronic devices associated with power systems, has been rapidly adopted by utilities around ...

Bentley System’s Year in Infrastructure Conference 2017 wrapped up with its Be Inspired Awards. The Be Inspired Awards recognize the greatest BIM advancements in infrastructure in 17 categories. In ...

Utilities are facing massive changes that affect all aspects of their business, from planning through operations. Once an industry characterized as technology-risk averse, utilities have been shifting ...

Many U.S. utilities have completed, or are nearing completion of, their Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Meter Data Management System (MDMS) rollouts. With these implementations completing, ...

One of the key characteristics of the much-discussed Smart Grid refers to electric power systems that enhance grid reliability and efficiency by automatically anticipating and responding to system ...