Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) in HVAC systems allow operators to adjust the speed of motors rather than running at full speed continuously. By enabling users to control the speed of fans, pumps, ...

Duke Energy Renewables recently announced it will build a large-scale wind power project in Oklahoma, the company's first renewables project in the state. When built, it will increase Duke Energy ...

Three former Duke Energy Corp. trading executives were indicted recently for racketeering and fraud in a scheme to boost their annual bonuses by recording losing trades in the wrong accounting book.

A personal fall protection arrest system (PFAS) is comprised of three vital components: an anchorage, body wear (full-body harnesses), and a connecting device (a shock-absorbing lanyard or ...

Energy management controls are not abstract efficiency tools. They are the mechanisms that determine how real systems respond to change, stress, and imperfect conditions. Long after dashboards stop ...

-- The first new power plant built in the Northwest in several years officially entered into commercial operation July 29, initiating deliveries of much-needed power to the Pacific Northwest and ...

Utilities increasingly combine drone inspection findings with AI Wildfire Detection strategies to better understand ignition ...

Drone utility inspection is the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and inspection drones to inspect power lines, ...

AI wildfire detection uses camera networks, thermal imaging, satellite data, and weather sensors to identify smoke, heat, and ...

Power grid monitoring systems use sensors, SCADA platforms, phasor measurement units, and analytics software to track grid conditions in real time. Utilities monitor voltage, current, asset health, ...

High Voltage Grounding Training explains substation grounding systems, grounding grid design, soil resistivity testing, and IEEE 80 safety principles used to control ground potential rise, fault ...

Power factor governs whether electrical systems operate within thermal, economic, and stability limits. In industrial environments, it determines how efficiently real power is converted into ...