Dominion's New Online Map Makes it Easier to Track Power …
WEBSep 23, 2015 · Dominion Virginia Power has introduced a new online interactive outage map that provides more streamlined, detailed information to enable customers to quickly report and accurately track power outages and restoration. "Next to energy, the most important thing we can provide to customers is information," said Becky Merritt, vice president of Customer Service.
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WEBAbout Us. Since 1948, T&D World has been the industry’s trusted source for information. For Subscribers: Providing utility professionals with critical information related to the planning, design, construction, operations, maintenance and safety of transmission and distribution facilities, including automation and information technology.
Save the Date: April 18 is National Lineman Appreciation Day
WEBMar 1, 2023 · In about six weeks, the nation will celebrate the men and women working in the line trade. Now that we have moved into March, the 2023 National Lineman Appreciation Day is only about six weeks away on April 18. Utilities nationwide will be celebrating their field workforces with special recognitions on social media and congratulatory gatherings.
Top 10 Issues Facing Today's Linemen - T&D World
WEBSept. 1, 2012. T&D World zones in on a few of the top issues facing linemen, notably tapping into the latest tools and technology, training the next generation and restoring power following catastrophic storms. Amy Fischbach. Linemen put their lives on the line each day to power the nation. They scale gargantuan towers, dangle from helicopters ...
Strengthening the Cyber Resilience of a Renewable-Heavy Grid
WEBJan 3, 2024 · Strengthening the Cyber Resilience of a Renewable-Heavy Grid. We need device-level security requirements for inverters and other grid components that pose special risks of exploitation for catastrophic or more targeted attacks. Threats to America’s electric energy infrastructure are intensifying and increasingly diverse.
Flooding and Underground Cables: Myth or Reality? | T&D World
WEBOct 23, 2018 · Myth 1 – flooding and underground cables – busted. Cables are made to resist water under both normal and extreme operating conditions. As long as water does not extend to the exposed terminations, there is little risk of failure due to flooding. Where terminations are at ground level, technology and products exist to mitigate the chance of ...
LUMA Announces Timeline for Service Restoration for Customers …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · About 1.2 million customers currently have power, and LUMA plans to restore electricity to about 90% of customers by Aug. 18, After Tropical Storm Ernesto recently brought heavy rain and strong winds to Puerto Rico, LUMA announced that its round-the-clock efforts have restored power to 257,000 ...
Transformative Times: Update on the U.S. Transformer Supply Chain
WEBJul 12, 2022 · According to the Energy Department ’ s Office of Electricity, over 90 percent of the electricity consumed in the U.S. passes through a large power transformer. Before a pandemic sent shudders through global supply chains, the U.S. was 82% reliant upon imports to meet its need for large transformers, according to a …
Eversource Awarded $89 Million for Offshore Wind Hub In …
WEBAug 21, 2024 · The project is part of the Power Up New England portfolio recently awarded $389 million through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Innovation Program. Eversource Energy’s Huntsbrook Offshore Wind (OSW) Hub project proposal has been awarded $89 million in federal grant funding through the ...
Strategic Undergrounding from the Perspective of Cable …
WEBOct 4, 2021 · It is manufactured by continuously extruding a crush and impact resistant HDPE conduit over a single cable or a parallel cable assembly. CIC might contain one cable or three-phase cables, but we have seen up to 4 cable components with a spare or an added equipment grounding conductor being designed using CIC.
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