Utilities: Power Up!

After decades of basically flat growth, electricity grid planners in Kentucky are now increasing their expectations for load growth, mirroring the state’s extraordinary economic growth of recent years.   Despite significant improvements in energy …

Utilities: Learning from Natural Disasters

Today’s world is no stranger to the wrath of natural disasters.    As natural disasters occur, the resilience of our utility infrastructure is put to the test of Mother Nature’s disruptive power. Here’s a look at how Kentucky’s electric power, telecom and …

Utilities Are Trying Enormous 'Flow' Batteries Big Enough to Oust Coal Power Plants

To help replace power plants, Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido, "is turning to a new generation of batteries designed to stockpile massive amounts of energy," reports the Washington Post. "The Hokkaido Electric Power Network (HEPCO …

Cleveland Utilities addresses fiber project construction challenges

Cleveland Utilities is strongly recommending that AT&T and Spectrum internet customers contact their providers to encourage them to mark underground fiber line locations in their yards to minimize service disruptions that have occurred during the …

Alabama high utilities

A new report has found Alabama is ranked among one of the top five states in utility costs in the country. The move.org report ranked Alabama as the third highest when it comes to monthly utility costs, averaging more than 570-dollars a month. The findings …

Hartford utilities celebrate debt-free status

HARTFORD — Last week, members of the Hartford Water Utility and Hartford Electric celebrated the achievement of a significant milestone: debt-free status. According to the announcement from the city, the organizations paid off their outstanding revenue …

Coquitlam homeowners to pay about $300 more in taxes, utilities

Of the 16 per cent lift for sewer and drainage service next year in Coquitlam, 10 per cent is just for the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant — a Metro Vancouver capital project that's has massive cost overruns and scheduling delays. Coquitlam …

PSC Utilities Staff makes initial filing on Verizon request to takeover Frontier in West Virginia

West Virginia Public Service Commission headquarters in Charleston. (Photo/MetroNews) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Utilities Division Staff at the state Public Service Commission has made an initial filing in connection with Verizon’s request to take over …

Kaukauna Utilities Commission excited about upcoming microgrid project

9 Windows utilities every power user should know about

Windows 11 is packed with all kinds of programs and tools out of the box, for better or worse. While there is a good chunk of things in Windows you probably wish weren't there, there are also some genuinely useful tools that are indispensable if you…