Ex-ComEd Lawyer Testifies Former Illinois House Speaker Demanded Favors for Support of Utility

Former ComEd general counsel and top lobbyist Thomas O'Neill testified that lobbying work, internships and other favors were given in exchange for passing bills that hiked electrical rates with only modest investment in the state's electrical grid. 

Decluttering? Keep a Few Things for Summer Blackouts

This summer, my husband and I experienced about 10 hours total of electrical grid blackouts. While it wasn’t life-threatening in any way, it made the summer an interesting and slightly hotter experience than normal. In response to wildfires in the west, utility companies will shut off power to curb additional ... Read more The post Decluttering? Keep a Few Things for Summer Blackouts first appeared on Tiny House Blog.

Fiona Floods Puerto Rico's Frail Electrical Grid

When Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico Sept. 18, it further damaged an electrical grid still recovering from 2017's Hurricane Maria, and years of subpar operation and maintenance. 

CSII Celebrates Unprecedented Investment to Modernize Nation’s Infrastructure

CSII looks forward to working with our industry to unleash the promise of proven technologies to build a 21st century economy WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Coalition for Smarter Infrastructure Investments (CSII) celebrates the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), historic legislation that injects billions of dollars to modernize our nation’s infrastructure by investing across […] The post CSII Celebrates Unprecedented Investment to Modernize Nation’s Infrastructure appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Practical Engineering - How Would a Nuclear EMP Affect the Power Grid, 08112022

How a nuclear blast in the upper atmosphere could disable the power grid This video is a summary of the EPRI study on the impacts that a high-altitude nuclear electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) would have on the US power grid. It’s the first in a deep-dive series of videos about large-scale threats to the grid

BE-ST - Lessons from Scotland in Low Carbon Heating & Cooling, 06092022

This webinar looks at Heat Pumps, Thermal Storage, and District Heating systems that can provide lower carbon heating and cooling systems

TED Ed (Animation) - How do wind turbines work, 22042021

Explore how wind turbines convert wind into electricity, and the challenges of powering the world entirely with wind energy: Every 24 hours, wind generates enough kinetic energy to produce roughly 35 times more electricity than humanity uses each day. And unlike coal or oil, this resource is totally renewed each day. So how can we harness this incredible amount of energy, and is it possible to create a world powered entirely by wind?

Practical Engineering - How do Substations work?

This video explains the purpose of Substations as linkages that play a critical role in controlling and protecting the Power Grid. It 'untangles' the various equipment you might see in an Electrical Substation