“It takes leadership to improve safety.” – Jackie Stewart Here’s the top 10 stories from the utlity and damage prevention sectors in the last 7 days: Transforming Facilities, Utilities, and Infrastructure Through Geospatial Innovation: READ Minimizing Human Error: READ Tallahassee underground utilities one part of curbing power outages: READ Energy Dominance (Already) Starts at the DOE: READ CenterPoint proposes $5.75B …
“The impact of protecting underground utilities goes beyond preventing damage; it’s a vital part of ensuring safety and environmental well-being.”Welcome to this edition of Utility Alert, featuring the top 10 stories from the past week.” Risk vs. Reward: The TELUS Damage Prevention Experiment: READ Map utilities with Teledyne Construction’s UPAC Attachment: READ DroneDeploy Accelerates Construction of Critical U.S. Al Infrastructure …
“An incident is just the tip of the iceberg, a sign of a much larger problem below the surface.” – Don Brown Here’s the top 10 stories from the last week: Lawsuit: Cleveland workers didn’t ‘Call Before You Dig,’ damaged natural gas lines: READ An integrated future for pipeline protection: READ Water main break turns Detroit streets to ice amid …
It’s been a busy few days for utilities and damage prevention stakeholders across the US with wildfires, inclement weather and unexpected circumstances. Here’s 10 of the top stories from the last 7 days: Locating Utilities Underground using Electricity: WATCH Are Power Lines to Blame for the California Wildfires?: READ Why the utility industry is running on old tech: READ PGW …
We hope your 2025 is off to a safe start! Here’s the latest damage prevention and utility news: Accuracy Over Aesthetics: READ Sunk cost fallacy: READ Western Power network goes underground: READ How locates protect your projects & profitability: READ How to locate low pressure gas lines: READ Residential gas line ruptured near Fort Worth’s NASJRB: READ United Rentals Launches …
Merry Christmas and welcome to issue 125 of Utility Alert. Here’s the top 10 stories from the last 7 days in the damage prevention industry… FuzionView Presentation: WATCH Spark of Change? READ Israeli connection gives Engcon pipe detection tech: READ Penelec to receive $500 million as part of infrastructure improvement plan: WATCH The map mindset: why businesses should consider geospatial …
Welcome to the 124th issue of Utility Alert. We love bringing you the latest news and views on damage prevention and the utility world. This week we’ve got a question for you: where do you get your news? National Underground Group sells Tri-State Utilities and Pipe Vision: READ The TinySurveyor Robot: WATCH Can Potholing damage utilities?: READ My 2025 Outlook …
Did you hear the news? We’ve been acquired by Urbint! That was definitely a highlight from last week, but here are a few more updates you might have missed: Urbint Acquires Competers Inc: READ What you need to consider before ground excavation during winter: READ Why we joined Urbint: READ After 70 years without a bill, ‘free gas’ under threat …
We’ve got some exciting news coming this week, but to tide you over here’s 10 of the biggest stories from the last week: Utility wants to bypass Tucson law keeping power lines underground. Now there’s a lawsuit: READ 5 things I’m thankful for this year!: READ The Future of Underground Mapping: READ Equipment Operators: READ Trench Emergencies and the First-Arriving …
Welcome to this weeks Utility Alert here’s the latest utility and damage prevention news: Why Lahaina residents fear town could burn again: READ Why Vacuum Excavation Has Been Slower to Take Off in the U.S. Compared to Canada: READ Transforming The U.S. Grid: Two Decades Of Utility Investment And Modernization: READ Going deeper with GPR: READ Unlocking productivity with digital …