Utility news archive: page 2
Earlier UPA announcements and utility field-service articles, newest first.
Articles
Utility operations
Utility Call Center Services – The Frontline of Customer Interaction
In today’s competitive market, utility companies are constantly seeking ways to differentiate themselves.
Safety and field operations
Celebrating National Safety Month: Ensuring Safety in Utility Construction
June is National Safety Month, an annual observance aimed at increasing awareness of safety and health risks in the workplace and beyond.
Utility operations
Private Utility Locating – Why Locating Utility Lines is Critical Before You Dig
In the realm of construction, renovation, or even simple landscaping, one often-overlooked yet critical step is private utility locating.
Utility operations
Overhead and Underground Line Construction – The Importance of this Trade
In the world of infrastructure development, the construction of overhead and underground lines plays a vital role in powering our communities, connecting us to essential services, and facilitating our modern society.
Metering insights
Unveiling AMI 2.0: Maximizing Benefits in Meter Services
In the realm of utility management and energy consumption, the evolution of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) has been a game-changer.
Utility operations
Illuminating the Future: LED Lighting Upgrades Transforming America’s Street & Area Lighting Services
In the realm of urban landscapes, the evolution of street and area lighting services has reached a pivotal point, casting a new light on communities across America.
Metering insights
Here are a few of the top reasons why a utility should consider hiring a contractor to install AMI
While much of the utility industry has changed and evolved over the years with the advent of new technologies, one facet that remains as true as ever, is that time is money.
Utility operations
Near-miss Reporting: What is It, and Why is It Important?
You can call it a close call or a narrow escape, but the one thing you shouldn’t call a “near miss” is minor.
Utility operations
Why You Should Partner with a Contractor Instead of Adding Staff
Companies in growth mode in every industry routinely face some of the same questions, touching on subjects like: “What direction are we heading?”
Metering insights
Truths vs. Myths: A Closer Look at AMI
There’s no doubt that advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is one of the most popular topics of conversation in the utilities industry today.
Metering insights
Top Reasons Why Utilities Should Convert to AMI
These days, it feels like smart-enabled devices are all around us.
Safety and field operations
Trust, But Verify: The Value of Quality Audits in Relationships, Safety and Work Product
Having their manager hover over their shoulder and check on their every move can be enough to drive an employee toward a new job or even out of the industry.
Safety and field operations
Safety Training and the Benefits Beyond Keeping Workers Safe
The inherent dangers of working in industries like utilities and construction aren’t exactly fun topics of conversation—however, they are essential to discuss.
Utility operations
PPE: What is it, and Why Must it be Inspected?
When most of us think of essential equipment to have on the jobsite, tried-and-true tools like hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches and pipe cutters are the first things to come to mind.
Utility operations
Top 5 Tips to Remember About Toolbox Talks
Every workday, utility construction jobsites around the country are buzzing with activity as workers and tradespeople toil away.
Utility operations
Metering vs. Submetering: What’s the Difference?
Anyone who has spent much time around a utility company has likely heard the word “metering” thrown around a time or two.
Utility operations
The Importance of Advanced Weather Analytics for Vegetation Management
It goes without saying, but anything capable of burning is subject to becoming fuel for a fire.
Utility operations
Why Locating Underground Utilities Matters, And How UPA Can Help
Once utility lines moved from overhead to underground, service reliability improved markedly.
Utility operations
Five Must-Haves for Your Winter Emergency Kit
The state of Texas made headlines in February 2021 when it experienced a catastrophic infrastructure failure.
Safety and field operations
Electrical Safety Tips and Best Practices
You know what they say: safety first.
Safety and field operations
Top Five Tips for Staying Safe in the Summer Heat
There are some inherent risks that come with serving as a field technician for a utility company.
Metering insights
Why AMI Meter Technology Makes Sense for Your Utility
Anyone who has spent time in the utility industry understands smart technology’s impact on processes and operations.
Safety and field operations
Keep Employees Safe: Hurricane Preparation Tips
For residents in coastal states like Florida, Texas, and Louisiana (and even some farther up the Eastern seaboard) June 1 is a date that’s often circled on the calendar.
Safety and field operations
Stay Safe from Lightning This Summer with These Top Tips
It’s not every day that five simple words can save a life.
Utility operations
Material Management: Why It’s Important and How UPA Can Help
Imagine being a utility technician and showing up at a job site, ready and willing to tackle that day’s new task.
Utility operations
Customer Service as Two-Way Communication
Can you picture customer service without telephones?
Utility operations
PPE Inspections and Why They’re Important
“Better safe than sorry” has never meant more than it does when you’re working with dangerous equipment and materials.
Utility operations
Three Tips for Managing Third-Party Contractors
While we’re all familiar with the most commonly cited ramifications of COVID-19, one that flies under the radar is the increased consumption of energy.
Safety and field operations
Electrical Shock Prevention for Utility Technicians
When utility employees go to work every day, they know what they’ve signed up for.
Safety and field operations
Top Five Self-Protection Safety Tips for Field Techs Working Outside
In most jobs, the occupational hazards are completely within the employee’s control.
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