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From Brian Evans- Mongeon  When I started in the electric industry on November 1987, I did not envision the electric industry that we have today. Changes, evolutions, and transformations have continued to extoll the virtues of the industry and the people in it. Digitalization and decentralization have created vast new opportunities and challenges within the…

In July 2019, a FERC/NERC joint staff report titled The South Central United States Cold Weather Bulk Electronic System Event of January 17, 2018 was released, which once again stressed the need for generation owners and operators to adequately prepare for winter weather conditions to ensure bulk electric system reliability. The full report can be accessed here: Report...

Utility Services actively participates in the power industry and works on behalf of our customers to monitor emerging issues of concern. Today, we are proud to share that our President and CEO Brian Evans-Mongeon, Compliance Analyst Dan Kopin, and Lon Huber of Navigant have published an informative and relevant article, “Clean Peaks & Polar Vortexes: Aligning…

While the words “Cloud computing” might scare people nowadays with all the risks that COULD potentially happen, there are plenty of unseen benefits that I believe could be utilized when it comes to implementing it into the power industry.   The major scare that jumps out when talking about use of the cloud for data…

I have tried during Utility Services’ 12 years to keep emotion and politics out of the workplace, as I found it was the best way for the company to be a place of comfort and peace. And while my weekend was nearly perfect with family and friends, I am dismayed and disjointed by the events…

Monday July 8th 2019 Do you have an ERO Portal account? Have you accessed it recently? If so, please try logging in no later than July 12, 2019 (this coming Friday). When doing so, you should be prompted to install a multi-factor authentication app called DUO. If you aren't able to access an existing account, or...

Last week at the FERC meeting, there were two significant announcements made. First, Commissioner Cheryl Lafleur announced her departure from the Commission after serving for 9 years. During her tenure, in our observations, she was reliability-minded, looked for pragmatic solutions, and guided the Commission accordingly. With her departure, this will leave the Commission barely meeting…