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The AI Solar Installation Robot

In a significant leap forward for the solar energy industry, Maximo, an advanced AI-enabled robot, is transforming the landscape of utility-scale solar installations. This innovative technology is set to revolutionize how solar panels are installed, offering increased efficiency, precision, and...

Tire Management for Utility Fleet Vehicles

Maintenance, performance tracking can help optimize assets BY BRIAN BUCKHAM, Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems As utility trucks spring into action during and after severe weather events, the risk of tire damage due to storm-related debris increases exponentially. Tires on utility trucks also may...

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Big Data and Mobile Devices

How technology is changing testing and performance monitoring BY AARON RUDGER, Keynote North American electric utilities are experiencing a rapid shift to a mobile- first environment. Numerous research firms are confirming that the sale of smartphones and tablets has overtaken personal computers....

Utilities Opt to Automate Crew Scheduling, streamline work

For many utilities, scheduling each day’s construction and restoration work means manually organizing and keeping tabs on ever-changing crew schedules and resources. Managers meticulously update whiteboards dotted with color-coded magnets representing crews and trucks. Augmenting the...

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Biden Sets Ambitious GHG Target Amid Trump Plans

In December 2024, President Joe Biden's administration set an ambitious target to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 61% to 66% by 2035, compared to 2005 levels. This goal aligns with the Paris Agreement's framework, which requires participating nations to update their emission reduction...
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Field Worker Connectivity: Mobile technology for utilities

Moving mobile technology to the job site

BY SCOTT BALL, Motion Computing

The world looks very different from the top of a utility pole, or from a manhole on an underground power junction. As electric utilities expand the deployment of technology to their field workers, it is becoming more critical that information technology (IT) departments be able to observe their environment from the worker’s vantage point.

Years ago, IT departments worked with a precursory...

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