Electric Utility Operations

Designed to help field supervisors improve the productivity and safety of their field workforce by focusing on issues related to linemen such as fall protection, storm response and infrastructure upgrades.

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Podcasts

New Line Life Podcast: Brian Lozano of Midwest Energy

Feb. 21, 2025
The journeyman lineworker, who competed for the first time at the 2024 International Lineman's Rodeo, works on the line in Hays, Kansas.
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Line Life Podcast: ICYMI: Training on the Line

Feb. 13, 2025
This narrated article shares the story of Brittany Grammer, a Nebraska mom of four who defies the odds and pursues a career in line work.
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Podcasts

Faces of the Future, Part 7: Featuring Bryce Zahn

Feb. 6, 2025
Bryce Zahn, a Capital Electric Line Builders apprentice, shares his experiences restoring power following Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.
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Listen and Subscribe to the Line Life Podcast

Jan. 31, 2025
Here's a look at the January 2025 episodes for the Line Life Podcast, which celebrates those who work on the line.
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New Line Life Podcast: ICYMI: Lineman's Rodeo Week Connects the Competitors

Jan. 24, 2025
This audio story is narrated from the second feature article in the December 2024 print issue about the International Lineman's Rodeo Week.

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Podcasts

Line Life Podcasts

Jan. 18, 2024
Line Life podcast episodes air every Friday, covering everything and anything linework, available on Podbean.
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Lineworkers and their families lined up outside the Exhibit Hall for the opportunity to test out new tools and technologies and enter giveaways.
Electric Utility Operations

Lineman’s Rodeo Week Connects the Competitors

Feb. 19, 2025
Lineworkers and their families come together to learn about safety, swap shirts and explore the Expo.
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Electric Utility Operations

Avangrid Companies Restore Power to Customers in New York, Connecticut, and Maine Following Winter Storm

Feb. 19, 2025
Long-duration winter storm brought snow, ice, and strong winds to the northeast United States, impacting thousands.
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Distributed Energy Resources

Ameren Missouri Revises Preferred Resource Plan to Enable Economic Growth, Boost Reliability and Create Jobs

Feb. 19, 2025
The company has also filed its updated $16.2 billion, five-year, Smart Energy Plan with the Missouri Public Service Commission.
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Electric Utility Operations

Has Your Drone Program Stalled? It Could be Time to Rethink Your Strategy

Feb. 18, 2025
Why power utilities must consider drones as just one component of a larger inspection modernization program to truly scale and maximize ROI.