Electric Energy T&D Magazine Quarterly Issue 4

16 - Power Points | Climate Change Isn't New, but the Battle Is Just Beginning

By Elisabeth Monaghan, Editor in Chief

Whether or not others believe climate change is a problem, I only need to feel the pressure in my lungs and the burning in my eyes, or see the thick veil of smog obscuring my view of the Rocky Mountains to understand that something is affecting the air, and ultimately, our weather system.
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18 - The Grid Transformation Forum | On a Mission: Connecticut Green Bank Strives for Energy Equity Among Low-Income Consumers

By Bryan Garcia, President/CEO, Connecticut Green Bank

EET&D Magazine recently spoke with Bryan Garcia, president and CEO of the nation's first state-level green bank, the Connecticut Green Bank, about how his organization is expanding access to clean energy through several initiatives.
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24 - Green Ovations | Smart Grid Reclosers Prove Value Over Traditional Hydraulic Devices for Rural New Zealand Customers

By Jason Lander, S&C Electric Company

On the South Island of New Zealand lies a wide range of medium-voltage electrical distribution topologies. Mountainous terrain, thousands of lakes, numerous glaciers and extinct volcanoes dot the landscape, making it an outdoorsman's dream. But that same beauty also creates challenges, particularly for rural electrification.
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28 - Manage Growing DERs While Improving Grid Reliability

By Andy Bennet, MPrest Inc

The California Independent System Operator and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas markets, along with their respective distribution system operators, represent a living laboratory for DER and the role these assets play in balancing supply and demand across the grid. With climate change, extreme weather events will only become more frequent and intense, underscoring the need for grid modernization solutions to withstand these crises.
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36 - Guest Editorial | Taking Tower Maintenance to a Higher Level With Drone-Based Visual Inspections

By Renner Vaughn, Cyberhawk

By halfway through 2021, 6,540 fires had been recorded in California, burning over 1,161,027 acres across the state. Colorado, Idaho and Montana also suffered from unprecedented wildfires. Given the abundance of forests and deep canyons in these states, assuring that transmission towers and power lines are properly maintained and cleared of vegetation is a vital program for utilities.
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42 - Guest Editorial | The Machine Economy, Intelligent Systems & the Future of the Energy Industry

By Thomas Rosén, Wind River

The rise of a new machine economy will have smart, connected, autonomous machines and devices carry out the necessary activities of production, distribution and operations, with little or no human intervention. And this new economy will be powered by intelligent systems.
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46 - Guest Editorial | Establishing a Domestic Supply Chain for Critical Battery Materials Will Drive Explosive Job Growth

By Megan O'Connor, Ph.D., Nth Cycle

By 2050, about 4.5 million people will be working in the energy storage industry globally. The majority of transportation workers will shift from building and servicing internal combustion vehicles to electric vehicles. Overall, an estimated 42 million people will be employed by a renewable energy or EV company by mid-century. This is a new industrial revolution.
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50 - Guest Editorial | There Isn't Time to Replace America's Transmission Infrastructure

By Adam Grosser, Up Partners

It's imperative that we focus our intellectual, financial and civic resources on developing the most effective technologies for addressing climate change and its consequences. When it comes to the wildfires decimating the West Coast, that means rethinking the way electricity is delivered from power stations to end-users.
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54 - Powherful Forces | Women's Resource Network

By Amber Deighton, Oatey Company and Elisabeth Monaghan, Editor in Chief

For our final issue of 2021, we are taking a different approach to this quarter's Powherful Forces column by spotlighting the work Oatey Company is doing to educate STEM students about careers in manufacturing and plumbing. Amber Deighton who is the co-chair of Oatey's newly established Women's Resource Network, discusses the recent STEM Career Education Workshop.
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