by ISL Analytics | Jun 17, 2026 | Utility Pulse
Wildfire Response Requires Early Visibility Fast wildfire response depends on planning before ignition. The Papa Fire in Arizona’s Coconino National Forest reached roughly 118 acres, with crews using a direct extinguishment strategy to confine the fire quickly while...
by ISL Analytics | Jun 15, 2026 | Utility Pulse
Faster Infrastructure Delivery Needs Planning Discipline Faster infrastructure delivery is becoming a planning priority. T&D World highlights how E-House prefabricated substation solutions can help reduce project timelines and complexity by integrating medium and...
by ISL Analytics | Jun 12, 2026 | Utility Pulse
Transmission Expansion Is a Reliability Planning Issue Cross-border transmission is becoming more important to reliability planning. T&D World reports that the U.S. Department of Energy issued a Presidential Permit authorizing new transmission lines from North...
by ISL Analytics | Jun 10, 2026 | Utility Pulse
Utility Consolidation Raises Planning Questions Utility consolidation is not just a market headline. It is a planning and reliability signal. FERC has approved the proposed all-stock merger between Black Hills Corp. and NorthWestern Energy, clearing a key federal...
by ISL Analytics | Jun 8, 2026 | Utility Pulse
Grid Software Must Turn Data Into Decisions Utility software investment is increasingly focused on one problem: turning fragmented grid data into better decisions. Texture recently raised $12.5 million to expand its grid software platform, which supports utility...