The Hardest Part of Utility Funding Isn’t the Funding Even with government spending tightening, it seems we’re hearing more about funding opportunities than ever before. Grant programs. Infrastructure bills. State funding. Federal funding. Resiliency funding....
Why utility operations fail during storms (and what to fix before the next one) Wildfires. Tornados. Hurricanes. Floods. Ice storms. You can’t control any of them. What you can control is how messy things get when it hits your system. Most of the industry conversation...
Field crews deserve tools that keep up Field work is demanding. Crews manage weather, terrain, aging assets, customer schedules, and the occasional rabid dog. What shouldn’t be demanding is the workflow that supports them. When information is unclear or stuck in a...
Move More Customers to Digital Payments Before Loose Change Becomes a Liability A variation of this blog post first appeared in our email newsletter. If you’re tired of digging through drawers for exact change, or more realistically, watching certain members of your...
Utility Closeout 2025: Streamline Your Year-End Chaos It’s that time again: The calendar says “Holiday Season,” but for most utility folks, it’s more like “Spreadsheet Season.” Budgets, audits, reports, reconciliations, rate planning — and somewhere in there,...
5 (or 6) Ways to Stay Ahead of USPS Delays You may have heard that as part of a long-term efficiency plan, the USPS is making some big changes to how it processes and delivers mail. Starting in April 2025, mail delivery may take longer as the postal service shifts...
