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Reliability

Littleton Electric Light and Water Department Boosts Reliability With Strategic Overhead Design Strategies

With a central Massachusetts territory that’s heavily wooded, Littleton Electric Light and Water Department (LELWD) needed to find ways to ensure that storms wouldn’t cause outages when trees fell on overhead cables. The utility has switched to covered cable and today, about 90% to 95% of its distribution system is covered cable.

The Art of Public Speaking and Effective Communication Workshop

How you communicate directly impacts your credibility, influence, and leadership effectiveness. Whether you’re presenting to city council, briefing a utility board, speaking with customers, or sharing updates with your team, your ability to communicate clearly and confidently matters. In this...
October 25, 2026

Crisis Communications

When a crisis strikes, leaders are expected to respond with speed, clarity, and confidence—often in highly charged situations where instincts can work against effective communication. In today’s fast moving media environment, successful crisis communications requires a strategic approach focused on...
October 25, 2026

Opportunities and Perils of Data Center Load Growth

Data centers can be a great engine for economic growth in some areas, but their development can be detrimental in other communities. With a thoughtful and focused approach public power entities can utilize data centers as a catalyst for investments to reduce system constraints and increase...
October 25, 2026