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October 30, 2026 7 min read

Grid Resilience Formula Grants: How Munis and Co-ops Get In

DOE allocated $967 million in grid resilience formula grants to states, territories and tribes. Here is how a municipal utility or co-op reaches that money, the match it carries, and what it can buy.

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September 7, 2026 6 min read

Lakewood's 98% Came Before the Transformer Arrived

The Illuminating Company cut outage time 98% before either new transformer was energized. What a distribution transformer replacement really buys, and what it does not.

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June 30, 2026 6 min read

Distribution Pole Asset Management: From Age to Condition

Distribution pole asset management is shifting utilities from age-based to condition-based pole replacement. What it means for pole buying in 2026.

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