Seismic Resiliency Consideration for Utilities By Scott Howard, P.E., Waypoint Seismic and BKI Engineering Services Natural Disasters Drive Reliability and Resilience Efforts for Utilities With the rise in natural disasters nationally, communities are increasingly dependent on electric utilities to maintain the electrical grid’s reliability and resiliency. Recent hurricanes in the East are a stark reminder
By Scott Howard, PE, Principal of Waypoint Engineering and Peter Grushevskiy, EIT, Civil Engineering, Environmental & Planning Specialist at BKI Reliable and Resilient Systems are a Must Power providers are trusted by our communities to maintain both the reliability and resiliency of the electrical grid. As an infrastructure lifeline, the electrical grid stands at the
By Scott M. Lindsay Wildfires are dominating discussions among our partner utilities these days. For all the reasons you already know, wildfire preparedness and mitigation has become a top priority for electric utilities in the West. California on the Burning Edge of Wildfire Policy As history has shown, California is typically the first state to
Jim Guess, P.E. Drone LiDAR for Distribution Design: Thanks to the continued advancements in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology, our industry is seeing more and more applications where utilizing a drone is a cost-effective solution for current utility needs. Drones have been utilized in our industry for everything from line patrol to line inspection with