With terrestrial LiDAR, utilities have a solution that comes at a very opportune time. Substations that are candidates for expansion or refurbishment will consume engineering department resources as ...

This report details how Midsouth Electric Cooperative leverages geospatial analysis, LiDAR, and environmental data to optimize vegetation management, reduce outages, and improve operational efficiency ...

Historically, light detection and ranging was used by utility engineers to aid in the design of transmission lines. The use of this technology has since been expanded to other areas that needed the ...

As power grids grow older and climate threats intensify, electric utilities face urgent pressure to modernize. Meeting today’s expectations for resilience, safety, and efficiency depends not just on ...

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Which technologies people use to design substations. What kinds of results they can expect. When you think of an intelligent substation, what comes to mind? It’s becoming more common for these ...

As threats to power companies rise—from cyberattacks to theft and vandalism—many utilities are rethinking how to secure facilities and critical infrastructure. Outdated systems that constantly trigger ...

Construction on the Salem Substation for the Bonneville Power Administration began in 1939. Find out how many Oregon substations are on the National Register of Historic Places. Properties on the ...

El Paso Electric is investing $504 million to build 28 new electrical substations over seven years to meet growth. Delays in electric infrastructure construction may have caused El Paso to lose some ...

Several potential new electrical substations are being explored around York and Adams counties amid growing demand for electricity, according to recent filings by FirstEnergy. On Aug. 27, 2025, ...