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Whether you are on the road to a job site or storm restoration effort or relaxing after a long workday, you can listen to stories about storm restoration efforts, best practices in line work and the men and women in the line trade. You will also have the opportunity to share your comments on topics covered in the podcasts. We invite you to subscribe to the podcast today and become part of our Line Life community.
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Friday Mar 08, 2024
ICYMI: Lineworker Supplement: Training Women on the Line
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
For this In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) episode, we are featuring the second article in the 2023 Lineworker Supplement, "Training Women on the Line."
This narrated article provides four strategies for electric utilities to attract, train and retain female lineworkers. It also gives tips for women to succeed in the line trade and reflects on the history and future of female lineworkers.
Click here to read the full story, which appeared in T&D World's 2023 Lineworker Supplement. Also, be sure to check out the Line Life Podcast's four-part "Women on the Line" series on Podbean to learn more about the women mentioned in the narrated article including Joanne Ward, Susan Blaser, Alice Lockridge and Randi Blaser.
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Lineworker Focus: Nick Cummins of IB Abel, Inc.
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Nick Cummins, a superintendent for IB Abel, shares his story about working for two decades in the line trade and being the son of a lineworker. He and his father, David "Check Check" Cummins, traveled the country to perform line work. During these projects, Nick learned new strategies and techniques, which he is now sharing with his field crews.
Friday Feb 23, 2024
ICYMI: Lineworker Supplement: Mutual Aid Without a Storm
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Volunteer lineworkers are bringing first-time electricity to American homeowners through the Light Up Navajo project, organized by the American Public Power Association and the National Utility Tribal Authority.
Listen to this narrated version of an article published in T&D World's 2023 Lineworker Supplement to learn how the line trade is joining forces on the humanitarian project. Lineworkers are constructing new lines on the 27,000-square-mile Navajo Nation spanning parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah with 300,000 residents and a total of 55,000 homes.
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Part 2: LUMA's Island-Wide Work Plan in Puerto Rico
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
For Part 2 of our two-part series about LUMA, a utility in Puerto Rico, we are shining the spotlight on vegetation management, automation devices and substation work.
Dr. Shay Bahramirad, senior vice president, engineering, asset management and capital programs for LUMA, continues the discussion about the grid modernization projects. For example, the utility's field workforce is clearing right-of-ways, installing new poles and automation devices and modernizing substations damaged by the recent hurricanes.
Friday Feb 09, 2024
ICYMI: Make the Most of Mutual Assistance
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
When severe weather strikes, lineworkers respond as part of mutual assistance programs. For the December 2023 cover story of T&D World, "Make the Most of Mutual Assistance," ComEd shares its best practices for coordinating crews and managing resources during storm restoration and using management teams as part of a utility's restoration strategy.
This episode of ICYMI on the Line Life Podcast platform features a narrated version of this story, which was written by Timothy McThenia, who has more than 36 years of experience in the utility industry. He provides managerial oversight to the ComEd management team, which won the Edison Electric Institute Emergency Response Award for its response to Hurricane Ida in 2021.
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Part 1: LUMA's Power Grid Transformation in Puerto Rico
Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
This Line Life Podcast episode features guest Dr. Shay Bahramirad, senior vice president of engineering, asset management and capital programs at LUMA Energy, the power company responsible for electric service in Puerto Rico.
With its multiple tens of billions of dollars of investment, rebuilding the electric grid in Puerto Rico is one of the largest infrastructure projects in the country and among the most ambitious power industry projects undertaken in this century, according to LUMA.
Listen to the episode to hear how LUMA is increasing resiliency and reliability through grid modernization projects including the deployment of a modern energy management system, an advanced metering infrastructure, island-wide distribution automation and new substations and transmission lines. Also, look for Part 2 of the interview series, which will air on Feb. 16, 2024.
Friday Jan 26, 2024
ICYMI: 2023 Lineman's Rodeo Roundup
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
This In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) episode features a narrated audio version of the article, "2023 Lineman's Rodeo Roundup" from the December print issue of T&D World magazine. By listening to the episode, you can learn about some of the top winners in each division and discover more about the record-shattering event, which brings the line trade together for competition and camaraderie.
For more Lineman's Rodeo coverage, visit www.tdworld.com/electric-utility-operations.
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Training Lineworkers in the Military: Featuring SSG Dalton Kruse
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Aspiring lineworkers who want to serve their country and learn the line trade at the same time can join the U.S. Army's Prime Power program through the 249th Engineer Battallion.
By working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army soldiers can train for future careers in line work while serving as soldiers in the military. In this podcast episode, SSG Dalton Kruse, a combat engineer for the U.S. Army, dives into the two options: Army Reserve and active duty.
To learn more, listen to the episode featuring Rustin "Nemo" Owen or read the articles, "Veterans in the Line Trade," or Military Linemen at www.tdworld.com. Also, make sure to email us with your comments on this episode and suggestions for future podcast guests to linelifepodcast@gmail.com.
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