Hurricane Helene, which was as of Thursday morning was a Category 2 hurricane with 100 mph sustained winds, is poised to make landfall in Florida on Thursday evening as a Category 4 hurricane, according to Accuweather.

Black Hills Energy recently proposed a rate increase that would raise the average monthly residential bill in Pueblo from $110 to $130, which prompted the City Council to step in.

CPUD needed a way to conduct a meaningful risk analysis for its wildfire mitigation plan with available data and in-house resources. 

A Puget Sound Energy pilot program will evaluate the Gridscope, a solar-powered sensor from Gridware mounted on utility poles for wildfire mitigation. PSE will install 250 devices across seven miles of overhead circuits in in Issaquah and Olympia.

Traditional vegetation management often reacts to issues as they arise, rather than proactively mitigating risks. However, utilities are increasingly adopting proactive strategies using AI and digital twins, writes Christine Byrne.

The Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) will invest more than $116 billion per year in clean power generation and grid infrastructure.

Duke Energy Florida is readying 8,000 workers, and Duke Energy Carolinas said more than 10,000 workers will be prepped and staged before the storm hits.