Different applications for automation and artificial intelligence within utilities, including how public power is using these tools as technology and customer expectations evolve.

How public power is assessing and using newer technologies and approaches to improve efficiency and manage load.

A roundup of reflections on what’s involved in training and preparing apprentice lineworkers for the job, and how the role has shifted for modern systems.

Ways to calculate and counter losses on the system, including on conductors and transformers.

Considerations for communicating effectively with the public about health concerns related to radio frequency and electromagnetic field effects from utility assets.

The Vermont House has passed comprehensive transportation and appropriations bills that include significant investments in the state’s efforts to electrify the economy, including funding for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) in public power communities.