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Utility Wildfire Risk Management: When Risk Becomes Liability

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:38:35 +0000

Wildfire Risk & Defensibility: When Risk Becomes Liability By Bob Urban, Senior Account Manager, �ڽ��Ƶ Services Every wildfire season raises the same question for utilities: Are we prepared? As wildfire frequency, intensity, and public, investor, and insurer scrutiny continue to increase, utilities face growing pressure to demonstrate not only that they managed vegetation risks, but[...]

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Shared Vision, Shared Success: Building a Utility Team Culture

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:04:20 +0000

Shared Vision, Shared Success: Building a Utility Team Culture By Anna Davis, Operations and Fleet Manager, �ڽ��Ƶ What are examples of a good team? I bet you can think of a year that your favorite sports team was really clicking, where they seemed unstoppable. The truth is, a team can be anywhere. Across departments, across[...]

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Assessing Ecological Health in San Francisco’s Utility Rights-of-Way

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:41:47 +0000

Assessing Ecological Health in San Francisco’s Utility Rights-of-Way By Joy Mellera, ROW Manager, Hetch Hetchy Water & Power; Dr. Michael Liptak, Senior Ecologist, EnviroScience; Dan Brackney, Operations Manager, �ڽ��Ƶ Pacific Urban and rural utility rights-of-way (ROWs) represent thousands of miles of linear landscapes that extend across diverse ecosystems. Traditionally, these corridors have been managed primarily[...]

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Safety Management Systems: More Than Statistics

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:01:15 +0000

Safety Management Systems: More Than Statistics By Adrienne Jones, Safety Manager, �ڽ��Ƶ Every organization wants employees to return home safely at the end of the day. To help achieve that goal, we measure safety performance through a variety of metrics, from incident rates, vehicle accidents, lost-time injuries, near misses, and other indicators designed to help[...]

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Holistic Resource Management and Integrated Vegetation Management

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:15:23 +0000

Holistic Resource Management and Integrated Vegetation Management By Ryan Meccage, Business Development Manager, �ڽ��Ƶ Services Utility rights-of-way (ROWs) occupy landscapes where ecological health, public safety, and operational reliability intersect. Managing vegetation in these corridors requires approaches that balance energy delivery needs with environmental stewardship, long-term sustainability, and public expectations. Two methodologies, “Holistic Management,” or Holistic[...]

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Case Study: From Backup Vendor to Trusted T1 Partner for Duke Energy Florida

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:33:21 +0000

From Backup Vendor to Trusted T1 Partner for Duke Energy Florida T2 to T1 Vendor Status. 69% Employee Retention. Top-Tier Employee Engagement. The Bottom Line �ڽ��Ƶ transformed its role with Duke Energy Florida from a backup (“T2”) vendor into a trusted Tier 1 partner by delivering stronger field leadership, faster staffing responsiveness, operational accountability, and[...]

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Shared Responsibility in Modern Utility Rights of Way

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:16:28 +0000

Shared Responsibility in Modern Utility Rights of Way By Melvin “Johnny” Henson, Damage Prevention Specialist, Bermex Damage prevention is often talked about through the lens of excavation. A ticket gets called in. Utilities are marked. Equipment shows up, and the work begins. But anyone who spends time working in utility corridors knows it is rarely[...]

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Case Study: Transforming Vendor Support into a Strategic Partnership for SECO Energy

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Thu, 21 May 2026 17:39:32 +0000

Transforming Vendor Support into a Strategic Partnership for SECO Energy The Bottom Line �ڽ��Ƶ evolved from a traditional vendor relationship into a trusted operational partner for SECO Energy by improving collaboration, increasing transparency, and adapting to the cooperative’s highly engaged management approach. The result: expanded scope, contract extensions, and exclusive partner status. The Challenge SECO[...]

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Case Study: Delivering Vegetation Management Cost Savings & Program Optimization for Florida Keys Electric Cooperative (FKEC)

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Wed, 20 May 2026 19:47:42 +0000

Delivering Vegetation Management Cost Savings & Program Optimization for Florida Keys Electric Cooperative (FKEC) The Bottom Line �ڽ��Ƶ helped Florida Keys Electric Cooperative increase vegetation management cost savings, improve contractor performance, and reinvest savings to accelerate its trim cycle—enhancing reliability in a high-risk, storm-prone environment. The Challenge Rising vegetation management costs following initial trim cycle[...]

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�ڽ��Ƶ’s William Anderson Awarded FVMA Scholarship

�ڽ��Ƶ Staff — Mon, 11 May 2026 18:32:24 +0000

�ڽ��Ƶ’s William Anderson Awarded FVMA Scholarship William Anderson, Consulting Utility Forester 1 at �ڽ��Ƶ, has been awarded the Florida Vegetation Management Association’s (FVMA) annual scholarship, a $2,500 award that supports education and leadership development within the vegetation management industry. The scholarship recognizes individuals who are committed to advancing the future of vegetation management through professional[...]

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