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    The Future of Electric Bills: Back to the Power Industry
    Alyssa Sleva-Horine
    • Nov 30, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Future of Electric Bills: Back to the Power Industry

    This is part six of a series on climate change and the electric power industry. Last week we delved into a cross-industry comparison to...
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    The Future of Electric Bills: A Cross-Industry Comparison
    Alyssa Sleva-Horine
    • Nov 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Future of Electric Bills: A Cross-Industry Comparison

    This is part five of a series on climate change and the electric power industry. The electric utility industry must invest in significant...
    24 views0 comments
    3 Steps to Build Grid Resilience to Extreme Weather
    Tony Sleva, President
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 5 min

    3 Steps to Build Grid Resilience to Extreme Weather

    This is part four of a series on climate change and the electric power industry. As we explored in our last post, it is evident that the...
    15 views0 comments
    The Climate Crisis: Severe Weather and Power Grid Resiliency
    Alyssa Sleva-Horine
    • Nov 9, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Climate Crisis: Severe Weather and Power Grid Resiliency

    This is part three of a series on climate change and the electric power industry. In its current configuration, the electric power grid...
    17 views0 comments
    Climate Change-Related Severe Weather Causes Widespread Power Outages
    Alyssa Sleva-Horine
    • Nov 2, 2021
    • 5 min

    Climate Change-Related Severe Weather Causes Widespread Power Outages

    This is part two of a series on climate change and the electric power industry. Electricity production from fossil fuels is contributing...
    22 views0 comments
    Climate Change and the Electric Power Industry
    Alyssa Sleva-Horine
    • Oct 26, 2021
    • 4 min

    Climate Change and the Electric Power Industry

    The earth’s climate is changing, and at a rapid pace. There are many indicators that point to a changing climate, including a global rise...
    41 views0 comments
    What Triggers a Wide Area Blackout?
    Tony Sleva, President
    • Jun 29, 2021
    • 5 min

    What Triggers a Wide Area Blackout?

    In our last post What is a Wide Area Blackout?, we defined a wide area blackout as an incident in which part of the electric power...
    22 views0 comments
    What is a Wide Area Blackout?
    Tony Sleva, President
    • Jun 22, 2021
    • 6 min

    What is a Wide Area Blackout?

    Whether caused by an attack on power grid infrastructure, a design deficiency, or human error, wide area blackouts are a threat to...
    20 views0 comments
    How To Enhance Electric Power Grid Security
    Tony Sleva, President
    • Jun 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    How To Enhance Electric Power Grid Security

    Every asset of the electric power grid, from open air substations to enclosed substations and overhead transmission lines, is vulnerable...
    21 views0 comments
    Recovering from an Attack on Critical Electric Grid Infrastructure
    Tony Sleva, President
    • Jun 8, 2021
    • 5 min

    Recovering from an Attack on Critical Electric Grid Infrastructure

    Electric utilities must enhance their preparedness for recovery from a targeted attack on critical electric power grid infrastructure, as...
    9 views0 comments
    Update Electric Utility’s Security Practices to Emulate the Department of Defense (DoD)
    Tony Sleva, President
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 5 min

    Update Electric Utility’s Security Practices to Emulate the Department of Defense (DoD)

    Physical security practices for the electric utility industry have been stagnant for years. The April 16, 2013 assault on Pacific Gas and...
    6 views0 comments
    Protecting Our Electric Power System from Attacks
    Tony Sleva, President
    • May 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    Protecting Our Electric Power System from Attacks

    The recent cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline has spurred nationwide discussions on what should be done to strengthen cybersecurity for...
    44 views0 comments
    Prep for Renewables: Standardized Grid Components
    Tony Sleva, President
    • May 18, 2021
    • 4 min

    Prep for Renewables: Standardized Grid Components

    During the global transition to small scale, renewable energy, electric utilities will need to revise their rate structures so that...
    11 views0 comments
    Load Sequencing Panels: Host Utility Perspective
    Tony Sleva, President
    • May 11, 2021
    • 6 min

    Load Sequencing Panels: Host Utility Perspective

    In the first part of this series, I presented the capabilities and benefits of load sequencing panels (LSPs) for residential consumers....
    20 views0 comments
    Minimize Your Electric Bill: Load Sequencing Panels
    Tony Sleva, President
    • May 4, 2021
    • 6 min

    Minimize Your Electric Bill: Load Sequencing Panels

    As discussed in my previous post about the Texas energy crisis this past February, a major issue facing energy consumers today is that...
    25 views0 comments
    Preventing Wildfires by Mimicking Ground Fault Interrupters
    Tony Sleva, President
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 5 min

    Preventing Wildfires by Mimicking Ground Fault Interrupters

    When electrical systems are installed in residences, safety is a primary consideration. Among other technologies designed to keep people...
    10 views0 comments
    How Do Wildfires Spread So Quickly?
    Alyssa Sleva-Horine
    • Apr 20, 2021
    • 6 min

    How Do Wildfires Spread So Quickly?

    This past weekend, much of Northwest Oregon was issued a red flag warning by the National Weather Service, one of the earliest such...
    27 views0 comments
    Rolling Blackouts: The Last Choice for Wildfire Prevention
    Tony Sleva, President
    • Apr 13, 2021
    • 5 min

    Rolling Blackouts: The Last Choice for Wildfire Prevention

    Though often called rolling blackouts in the news, a better term for an outage used as a safety measure to prevent wildfires is...
    19 views0 comments
    Learn from Texas Energy Crisis: Restructure Electric Billing Practices
    Tony Sleva, President
    • Apr 6, 2021
    • 5 min

    Learn from Texas Energy Crisis: Restructure Electric Billing Practices

    In recent years some energy providers, including those in Texas, have begun offering market-based billing options. Market-based billing...
    41 views0 comments
    Preparing the Grid for Renewables: Electric Serviceways
    Tony Sleva, President
    • Mar 30, 2021
    • 4 min

    Preparing the Grid for Renewables: Electric Serviceways

    From the earliest electric power systems until today, distribution lines have been designed and constructed solely to transfer power from...
    54 views0 comments
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