Environmental “triggers” will initiate changes in standard electric utility operating procedures to emphasize wildfire prevention.

By ensuring electric utilities have historic data sets documented, the Wildfire Awareness Manager can create a wildfire preparedness plan.

Electric utilities can hire a Wildfire Awareness Manager to significantly reduce the risk of their power lines igniting wildfires.

This past weekend, the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, was visible much further south than usual, including in...

Last week, we explored the question of whether renewables can meet current and future energy demands in California. Despite renewable...

California leads the nation in renewable energy production, including wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, biogas, and small hydroelectric...

Prescient’s recent webinar on Effective Physical Security for Electric Substations highlighted the ways in which today’s physical...

At the end of February 2024, wildfires began to burn across the Texas Panhandle. Two large fires did the most damage: The Smokehouse...

President Biden's Federal Sustainability Plan requires federal agencies to transition the largest vehicle fleet in the world to all...

In 2023 alone, the US experienced 28 weather and climate disasters that each exceeded $1 billion in losses. Climate change related storms...

A recent stretch of extremely cold weather in the Midwest unnerved many electric vehicle (EV) owners when they discovered that charging...

Electric vehicle (EV) ownership is expanding, and is likely to continue to grow over the next decade. EV owners face several concerns...

Disclaimer: The following assessment is based on investigations that Prescient Transmission Systems has performed for electric utilities...

At Prescient, our goal is to work with electric utilities to integrate next generation concepts into grid design and operating practices....

Electric vehicles (EVs) will be the key component that fills transportation needs in a world with climate change. Not only will EVs...

As noted in our last article, electric vehicles (EVs) are rapidly expanding across the US. As the number of EVs continues to climb,...

As society transitions away from fossil fuels to combat climate change, electric vehicles (EVs) will be the future of transportation....

Earth’s changing climate necessitates that fossil fuel based power production facilities be phased out in favor of renewable energy...

Electric utilities face a host of challenges as climate change worsens, distributed renewable energy sources expand, and electric...

Last week, we discussed the importance of electric utilities preparing for the inevitable, whether that is climate change related severe...