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The Effects of Extreme Heat on the Grid
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The grid is experiencing a “triple whammy” that is challenging utilities.
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In Pole Position: Utilities must determine what pole material is best for the application and environment
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More electric utility companies across the country are replacing wood transmission and distribution poles with steel, concrete or a combination of alternative materials.
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![Meeting the Moment: Turbine makers face balancing act in meeting today’s booming market]()
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![Before Disaster Strikes: Prepping to restore electrical infrastructure]()
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Before Disaster Strikes: Prepping to restore electrical infrastructure
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![Cooperation Station: OSHA’s Safety Champions Program]()
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Cooperation Station: OSHA’s Safety Champions Program
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Navigating a Transformer Crunch With Innovation
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![Customer Connections Could Save Money and Ease Grid Strain]()
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Customer Connections Could Save Money and Ease Grid Strain
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![Breaking the Superconductivity Temperature Record and Why it Matters]()
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Breaking the Superconductivity Temperature Record and Why it Matters
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![Best Practices for Recycling Old Electrical Transformers]()
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![Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show Showcases Puerto Rico’s Power Grid]()
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![DOE Invests in Grid Innovation]()
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DOE Invests in Grid Innovation
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![Problem Areas Arise as Increasing Demand Battles Decreasing Generation]()
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Problem Areas Arise as Increasing Demand Battles Decreasing Generation
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![Going Underground: Power line burial is on the rise]()
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Going Underground: Power line burial is on the rise
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![Skill Train: An increasing need propels national telecommunications apprenticeship program forward]()
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![Contact with a Live Line: Accident review and how to prevent future incidents]()
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![Brandon Meade: Director of environmental, health and safety, New River Electrical Corp.]()
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![From Backup to Prime Time: Gensets are filling the gap in data center power shortfalls]()
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![Galloping Growth or Dot-Com Deja Vu? What is the reality of today’s data center power market?]()
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