The Art and Science of Distribution Planning
There’s a healthy tension in the world of electric utilities that ensures profits are directly tied to better customer experience and...
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Jess Carroll
Nov 134 min read
EFD: Detecting Faults Early Before They Cause Failures
Power is one of those things we only really notice when it’s NOT working. Most people don’t celebrate flicking on a light switch or...
Jess Carroll
Nov 124 min read
Underground Data Collection Dilemmas
Overhead distribution and management is no easy task, but at least we can see downed lines and damaged poles, assess aging...
Jess Carroll
Oct 234 min read
Electrical Distribution Design: The Basics
For a vast majority of the population, power is one of those things that you don’t notice unless it stops working. Often power outages...
Jess Carroll
Oct 233 min read
Supporting Rural Co-ops and the People They Serve
The United States is home to over 900 electric coops, and they’ve collectively been bringing power to rural communities for nearly 100...
Jess Carroll
Oct 44 min read
The Basics of Pole Permitting
Utility poles are critical infrastructure to transport power and communications to homes and businesses across the country. When work...
Adam Schmehl
Sep 114 min read
How to Hire Great OSP Designers
Our Methodology Katapult Pro was built to help healthy teams scale quickly. This means our solutions need to help brand-new employees...
Jess Carroll
Sep 43 min read
Pole Inspections: Protecting Poles
The strength of the grid depends a great deal on the quality and resiliency of wooden structures to keep the lights on and people safe. ...
astonge
Sep 13, 20223 min read
The Rise of Satellite Broadband Deployment
Over the past few years, the FCC has revised its broadband deployment strategy to include satellite-provided internet. This article seeks...
astonge
Jun 5, 202210 min read
3D Scanning: Better Data, Accuracy, and Analysis
This article was written by Alex D’Amico as part of an internship project to re-investigate 3D scanning technology to evaluate situations...
Adam Schmehl
Sep 23, 20202 min read
How To Get Ahead On Your Data Collection Projects
This article was co-written with Katapult's Chief Operating Officer, Andrew Bryden. A few months ago, Andrew and I were discussing the...
Adam Schmehl
Sep 2, 20203 min read
Five Essential Components Of A Successful Rural Broadband Project
A few weeks ago, one of my industry friends posted a survey asking what factors have the biggest impact on rural broadband deployment....
Adam Schmehl
Aug 2, 20202 min read
Rural Broadband: Where Great Need Meets Great Economic Opportunity
Unless you just woke up from cryogenic sleep, you know that our work, education, relationships, and entertainment are leaning pretty...
Adam Schmehl
Apr 15, 20203 min read
How To Leverage OTMR and Self-Help In A Complex Make Ready World
In our last article , we mentioned that most pole attachment applications have some degree of electrical make ready required, which...
Adam Schmehl
Apr 5, 20202 min read
One Year Later: What Have We Learned About One-Touch Make Ready?
It's now April, which means that we've had almost a year of OTMR in FCC-regulated states. As many predicted, it hasn't been the silver...
Adam Schmehl
Feb 19, 20203 min read
Switching To A New Workflow
One of the hardest parts of changing your field and office workflow is the initial cost of learning something new. It's not unique to our...
Adam Schmehl
Dec 9, 20192 min read
The Route Determination Scalability Problem
Traditionally, route determination is performed by a highly-skilled OSP designer with a comprehensive understanding of the industry. From...
Adam Schmehl
Oct 24, 20194 min read
How To Grow An Expert
One of the biggest problems in any industry is figuring out how to recruit and onboard talented young employees to grow your business....
Adam Schmehl
Sep 26, 20192 min read
Why Do I Need To Learn Pole Loading Analysis?
Just a few years ago, pole loading analysis jobs were more of a rarity, with third-party attachment and OSP engineering contractors...
Adam Schmehl
Sep 23, 20193 min read
Four Things Everyone Should Know About The Pole Attachments Process
In our line of work, we care a lot about poles and need lots of data to make sound engineering decisions about them. Whether it's a new...
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