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Prices at PJM Interconnection’s 2025/2026 base residual auction (BRA) spiked to $ 269.92/MW-day for most resources in the wholesale power market, pointing to a tightening supply-demand balance that could have significant […]
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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.
17.2.4 A Journeyman shall have had at least three years’ experience or equivalent related training, and shall be qualified in one of the following branches of the trade: (a) Line Construction and Maintenance; (b) Station and Substation Construction and Maintenance includes but not limited to: Journeyman Station Wireman and Journeyman Station Meter & Relay Technician; (c) Meter Installation, Testing and Maintenance; (d) Underground Construction and Maintenance; (e) Communications Construction and Maintenance and (f) Estimating.
As a Journeyman Lineman you will install, maintain and repair all transmission and distribution electrical systems and associated equipment, both overhead and underground, while utilizing line trucks, aerial boom, lifts and wire pulling equipment. Maintenance of lines and services will require pole climbing, hot sticking, and working out of truck mounted bucket lifts to construct, repair or maintain line equipment or string, splice and sag wire on live or dead circuits.
You’ve done wrong at work and an apology is due. But you’re delaying this conversation because you don’t know how to apologize professionally. Here’s a quick refresher on mending things with a coworker, a client, or even your boss.
Saying sorry isn’t easy. Our brain is wired to come up with different excuses for not doing so like expressing low concern for the wrongdoing, considering an apology as a threat to your self-image, or just persuading you that it won’t be effective.
Neither of these statements is true most of the time. A heartfelt apology mends relationships and builds trust. It also helps reduce your stress levels by resolving the guilt or shame you may feel. Plus, an apology is great for the receiving party too. Science says it activates empathy-related brain regions that are responsible for emotions like forgiveness and reconciliation.
The lack of an apology, on the other hand, will rub people the wrong way.…
Japan’s largest utility said it will start the first of three units at a new natural gas-fired power plant near Tokyo in an effort to provide more electricity during the […]
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $ 52 Million for Small Business Research and Development Grants—Including $ 3.4 Million for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Projects https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/articles/us-department-energy-announces-52-million-small-business-research-and
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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.
Create, revise, and update engineering standard that affect all levels of distribution & transmission systems design for the company. Work with other internal groups to technically evaluate external suppliers and manufacturers, and their material to ensure material integrity and reliability. Offer specialized expertise in interpreting relevant federal, state and governing body (e.g. NESC) regulations, as well as expertise in material failure modes and the inspection and troubleshooting techniques used to detect them.
*This role may involve up to 10% travel.
• Support procurement in efforts to increase material redundancy and resolve material shortages.
• Collaborate directly with suppliers to foster strong business relationships.
• Evaluate suppliers’ ability to manufacture material effectively and reliably.
• Review manufacturer drawings to ensure that they conform to internal specifications and standards.
• Develop and maintain publications describing material, material specifications and installation of material.