ICYMI: Monitoring Pollinators in ROWs by Drone from the 2025 Vegetation Management Supplement
T&D World publishes the annual Vegetation Management supplement in partnership with the Utility Arborist Association (UAA) each June. For the 2025 Trees & Utilities week in downtown Knoxville, Tenness...
12 Sep 202518min
Powering Navajo Nation: Featuring Benjamin Charley, Journeyman Lineworker for the NTUA
The Light Up Navajo program, which is organized by the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) and the American Public Power Association (APPA), brings first-time electricity to homes on Navajo Nation....
5 Sep 202514min
T&D Talk, Part 3: Sharing Strategies to Improve Storm Response and Grid Resilience for Field Crews
T&D Talk is a special series on the T&D World Line Life podcast channel. For each episode, companies can share their stories about how they are supporting the electric utility industry. Through their ...
3 Sep 202520min
Embracing Trends, Technologies and Best Practices in Utility Vegetation Management: Featuring Dr. Anand Persad
In the electric utility industry, vegetation management plays an integral role in reliability and resiliency. For this episode of the Line Life Podcast, we are featuring an interview with Dr. Anand Pe...
22 Aug 20259min
Paying it Forward in the Line Trade: Featuring Michael Stremel, a Retired Midwest Energy Journeyman Lineworker
Years ago, I first met Michael Stremel, who recently retired from a career in the line trade at Midwest Energy. He first started competing at the International Lineman's Rodeo as an apprentice back in...
15 Aug 202514min
ICYMI: Protecting and Conserving Wildlife in Utility Vegetation Management
Line crews often encounter wildlife while working in the field and constructing and maintaining infrastructure in their service territories. For example, Cooperative Energy in Hattiesburg, Mississippi...
8 Aug 202517min
Supporting Lineworkers on the Line: Featuring Duke Energy Line Wife Kara Pollei
Line families have come to Kansas City for the International Lineman's Rodeo for years to support their lineworkers during the day of competition and enjoy the camaraderie of the line trade. At the 2...
1 Aug 202517min
ICYMI: Hawaiian Electric Sets Three-Year Action Plan
Our wildfire mitigation coverage continues with the narrated version of the story, "Hawaiian Electric Sets Three-Year Action Plan," from the May 2025 special report in T&D World's print magazine. This...
25 Jul 202512min
