The New Year is a time for reflection, beginning with a look back on the previous 12 months and all that they brought. A quick scan of the U.S. climate and energy news in 2014 will tell you it was a very big year.
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12.30.2014
Top 5 Smart Grid Trends of 2014 : Greentech Media
Enabling smart meters, connecting the smart home, and making distributed solar and storage an integral part of the grid.
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11.06.2014
10.14.2014
Acing Your Bucket Truck Inspection - Articles - Fleet Management - Articles - TruckingInfo.com
Responsible for lifting staff high into the air to perform work, there’s no doubt bucket and crane trucks pose greater safety risks than some other fleet units. While they need to be maintained just like other equipment, fleets must also consider other elements for safe operation, such as preventing tip-overs, making sure buckets are securely fastened to booms, verifying aerial devices are working properly, and more.
That’s why safety inspections for bucket and crane trucks are critical; without them, safety is jeopardized and the risks can be great.
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10.08.2014
Power cuts at 32,000 Yorkshire homes in year of cable theft woe - Yorkshire Post
Copper and Cable Theft a real problem in the UK
About 32,000 homes in the Yorkshire region had their power supply interrupted as a result of cable thefts last year, new figures have revealed.
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9.04.2014
The electrical grid: A vital yet unsecured part of US infrastructure - TechRepublic
A year-long survey of the US power utility infrastructure revealed that it is woefully insecure, and something needs to be done.
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8.26.2014
Art Students Transform Ugly Electrical Towers Into Colorful Lighthouses | Bored Panda
Three art students in Germany have come up with a novel way to beautify ordinarily ugly urban environments. They turned a common electric tower into a makeshift stained glass lighthouse.
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8.11.2014
7.17.2014
Smart Grid: Forget Russia and China. The real threat to the power grid is from... the Sun???
Quick Take: Smart Grid News is recently warned you that Russia was behind a malware attackthat hit more than 1,000 utilities in the U.S. and Europe. And that China and other countries are undertaking massive, sustained cyber espionage targeting the power grid.
But a recent article in Bloomberg Businessweek reminds us that there's an even bigger threat out there – the Sun. – Jesse Berst
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7.11.2014
PG&E and IBEW 1245 Celebrate Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day
Honoring the Dedication, Focus and Skill Required to Safely and Reliably Power Northern and Central California
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