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🔥 Wildfire Risks and Power Utilities: A Growing Challenge As highlighted in Utility Dive's recent article, utility companies face increasing challenges balancing affordability, demand growth, and climate risks. Among the most pressing concerns is the growing threat of wildfires, driven by climate change and aging infrastructure. At FiSci, we recognize the critical role utility companies play in mitigating wildfire risks and protecting communities. Our advanced wildfire risk mitigation software, Mitigate can empower utilities with: Proactive Risk Assessment: Identifying areas of high wildfire risk to prioritize preventive measures. Real-Time Insights: Integrating with detection systems to deliver actionable data during emergencies. Strategic Planning Tools: Simulating wildfire scenarios to optimize infrastructure maintenance and wildfire prevention strategies over a multi-year timeframe. As the demand for reliable and sustainable power grows, FiSCi is committed to supporting utilities in navigating these challenges with innovative, data-driven solutions. 📖 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eDFDz7SF #WildfireTechnology #UtilityResilience #ClimateAdaptation #WildfireMitigation #TechForGood

As the energy transition speeds up, regulators in the US are tackling big challenges. Three at the top of mind at NARUC's annual meeting? Wildfire mitigation, resource adequacy, and affordability. Facing inflation, supply chain problems, and load growth issues (beyond the growing threat of extreme weather), utilities need to work together with their PUCs to best protect and serve their communities. Strategic, data-driven decision making around operations is key. As Oregon PUC Megan Decker rightly pointed out, "That fundamental responsibility—to be figuring out ways to lessen the impact on ratepayers and to make sure that the value proposition is strong for the investments that are being made—is really our core job." Read more in the Utility Dive recap: https://lnkd.in/eDFDz7SF

Great op-ed in Utility Dive from my ICF colleagues Judsen Bruzgul and Mason Fried outlining five ways that utilities can adapt to the rise of extreme heat over the coming decades. https://bit.ly/4g7aN6z

TOMORROW: A surge in demand for data centers– what are the implications for land, water, and electricity use? What do these changes mean for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed? Register for the CRC Roundtable: https://loom.ly/7tuxqnU

Great op-ed in Utility Dive from my ICF colleagues Judsen Bruzgul and Mason Fried outlining five ways that utilities can adapt to the rise of extreme heat over the coming decades. https://bit.ly/3Oq6Cq7

If you’re on the #financial side of the water business, then you know making the case for rate increases can be tricky. That’s why Black & Veatch created our annual Water and #Wastewater report with rate assessments from the 50 largest utilities in the United States. This report can help you build your rate case and explain the need for utility revenue increases higher than #Inflation. Download it here.

Our annual survey asked "To what degree is data from various sources within your utility siloed?" Find our full analysis of the responses in the 2025 State of Utilities Report here: https://hubs.la/Q032gP500

Recent years have seen more frequent extreme weather events, including ice storms across parts of the U.S. that can be vulnerable to their impacts. When ice builds up on overhead powerlines, those lines can snap, leaving customers without power when they need it most. In the cover story for Western Energy Institute's latest WE magazine, Exponent’s multidisciplinary utilities experts describe how quantitative risk analysis and computer risk models can help organizations identify and prioritize the parts of their grids vulnerable to ice storms. Learn more: https://hubs.li/Q02YRRH-0 Harri Kytomaa, Brian McDonald, Ezra Jampole, Ph.D., P.E. #Exponent #Publication #Utilities #RiskAssessment #ColdWeather #ExtremeWeather

Taking an informal poll: Which is more important to you? Saving on a monthly recurring utility bill or contributing to a cleaner environment? --- COMMENT BELOW

Regularly increasing utility rates is critical to implementing strategies. What can you do to keep on track? https://lnkd.in/g_SXM2CH