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Digital Digest: Monthly Digest of Insights Shared by Your Peers in the Energy Central Intelligent Utility Network – August 3, 2022

August 3, 2022
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Welcome to the Intelligent Utility Network roundup, Digital Digest. As always, your fellow network members are paying close attention to digital utility and mobile workforce trends and sharing their insights. This month’s selection includes information about the need for many entities to work together to develop EV charging infrastructure, new developments in digital twin technology, and..
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Real time underground utility detection and damage prevention during excavation

May 20, 2022
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According to the Common Ground Alliance, excavation practices have been the root cause of between 30 – 50 % of annual damage incidents between 2015 and 2020. Now an innovative technology Live Dig Radar (LDR) has been developed by RodRadar…Read More
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Utility Specialist/Pre-Apprentice Estimator (Local 659) – Roseburg, Oregon – #107543 (Roseburg, OR, US, 97471)

April 29, 2022
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PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

General Purpose

The Utility Specialist/Pre-Apprentice Estimator is a position designed to complete various non-journeyman tasks while preparing the applicant for a two-year Estimator apprenticeship and, ultimately, into a position as a Journeyman Estimator.  Duties typically assigned to the Utility Specialist/Pre-Apprentice Estimator may include meter reading, customer collection related activities (notifications, service connects and disconnects); replacement, removal, or exchange of single-phase self-contained meters; underground utility line locates; pole inspection and maintenance (test and treat); foreign utility (joint use) clearance evaluation; operate as a Groundman on line crews; and other duties as assigned. The Utility Specialist/Pre-Apprentice Estimator will hold the position for an indefinite period of time until offered an Estimator apprenticeship at a location to be selected by PacifiCorp (the Company).

* Please note that candidates will be required to accept an Estimator apprenticeship when and where it is offered.…

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Utility Specialist/Pre-Apprentice Lineman (Local 659) – Klamath Falls, Oregon – #107272 (Klamath Falls, Oregon, OR, US, 97601)

April 9, 2022
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Join Our Team!

 

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion. 
 

General Purpose

 

A Utility specialist is a qualified employee who shall perform work mutually agreed to by the Company and Union. Duties typically assigned to the Utility Specialist are Collections/Connects/Disconnects/Removal; Replacement or exchange of single-phase self-contained meters; locates; pole test and treat; Joint Use Coordination; Equipment Operation and others as agreed to by the Company and Union. The Utility Specialist may be required to hold a Commercial Driving license as dictated by the assigned duties and pass minimum qualification requirements as mutually agreed to by the Company and the Union. The Utility Specialist with proper training may be assigned to drive or operate equipment, as follows:

 

  1. Pick-up, 6-person capacity;
  2. Trucks, one and one-half (1 ½)
  3. Line Trucks (Boom Trucks)
  4. Trucks hauling poles, material or towing a trailer (except hot line tool trailer)
  5. Trucks with hydraulic/electric personnel lift equipment
  6. Hole Digger
  7. Backhoe
  8. Track-type vehicles (snow-cats)
  9. Truck or trailer mounted wire pullers
  10. Jackhammer.
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Iowa Utility Proposes $3.9 Billion Renewable Energy Project

January 22, 2022
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A subsidiary of billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Energy has announced it plans to invest another $ 3.9 billion into renewable energy in Iowa, with a project that would add more than 2 GW of wind power to the state.

Des Moines-based MidAmerican Energy on Jan. 19 said the Wind PRIME project also includes solar power generation, and exploration of what the utility called new technologies, which could include small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The company said the project will advance MidAmerican’s transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. MidAmerican said construction of the project, after approval from state regulators, could begin as soon as 2024.

Kelcey Brown, CEO and president of MidAmerican, in a statement said, “As MidAmerican continues to progress toward delivering 100% renewable energy to our customers, we are also preparing to meet an important milestone of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. The Wind PRIME project will position us and our customers for a sustainable future, while ensuring we continue to deliver affordable and reliable energy.”…

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Major India Utility Plans Massive Increase in Renewable Energy

October 19, 2021
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The chief executive of major India electricity producer Tata Power said his company is prepared to make major investments in renewable energy, primarily solar and also wind power, as the group looks to increase its clean energy portfolio from its present 4 GW to 25 GW by 2030.

Praveer Sinha, Tata Power’s CEO and managing director, told Nikkei Asia that “for a country like India, renewable is very good source” for power production. He said India’s sunny climate provides the country with “huge potential” for solar power, “so for us, this is a very important opportunity to leverage and see how we can increase our generation through renewable sources.”

Sinha told the news service that Tata could provide “excellent 24/7 renewable solutions” via solar, wind, and other clean energy sources. Tata Power, part of Tata Group, India’s largest conglomerate, has said it would like to add 2 GW of new renewable generation annually over the next decade. Renewable energy today makes up about 30% of the company’s generation.…

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