Sep 2, 2025
Originally published in Utility Dive. Power utilities today are confronting a perfect storm of explosive demand, aging assets, and unpredictable policy shifts, making strategic alignment more critical and more challenging to achieve than ever before. A surge in demand...
Aug 28, 2025
Douglas Alvarez is an associate at ScottMadden and has been with the firm since 2022. He works in the energy practice, focusing on projects that include capital program execution, contract management assessments, and regulatory lead/lag studies. He is an active member...
Aug 25, 2025
The Problem: Field Safety is Largely Reactive Field safety in utilities has historically relied on Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) as a key performance benchmark. This metric measures what has already occurred: injuries that have happened and reported incidents....
Aug 19, 2025
Aug 12, 2025
As utilities continue to accelerate their digital transformation efforts, the operational technology (OT) environment is becoming increasingly interconnected and complex. This exposes a central area of vulnerability: the cybersecurity workforce responsible for...