I'd have to say 10. But that's because I'm the Engineer and I stare at my wall maps all day. But even when I was living in the adjacent Muni's territory, I drove the overhead line and made note of...

If you don't have your CDL, and you can't think of anything else, take a driving class and get your class A with all of the various certifications. You could always drive truck until you get into...

Wow you fit right in. Right down to the not smiling when your pic is being taken.

In America, solar is for the most part pretty benign. Since there is no rotating parts, during a fault it only feeds its normal load capability. Most residential units also can't run while there is...

I know of a of case where the ground is mostly granite and it was easier to connect to the trees than to set poles. This tap serves one customer out in the mountains - ski resort. Used underground...

It really depends on if you only want to use it to read books. If that is the only thing, the regular kindle was built specifically for that, and its better and cheaper. But if you want to read...

I think it really depends on what you want to do with it. If its only for reading, I have heard very good things about the regular kindle. You can also "share" books by checking them out with other...

Sure its all we have in the new parts of the bay area, california. Hard to make them temperature controlled though. The control cabinets are enclosed and they get too hot.

+1 exactly correct. Only way to get rid of it is to load up the UG circuit.

Never seen a problem on the smaller overhead cans. Large Pad Mount transformers, 1000kva and +, yes rarely.

IMO its a good idea to ask for a non test when ever you are working on the line, however even under the quickest operation of a breaker or Line recloser it still takes 3-5 cycles to operate and open,...

PG&E is Hiring Pre-Apprentice Lineworkers
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is preparing to hire pre-apprentice lineman workers across our service territory this month. New open positions will be...

I'd like to hear what the theories are behind having them. Personally I think they are crap and just a magnet for animal contact.

I'm a Distribution Engineer. Been doing this right before the big Y2k scare that was supposed to bring the grid down. Was anyone of you "oncall" just for that? I have been with the ESC local...