Insights & News

November 23, 2020

Dominion Virginia Power's Kevin Curtis and the University of Virginia's Derek Wilson, Don Sundgren, and Nina Green discuss the collaborative efforts involved in designing the University of Virginia 35kV ductbank.

November 18, 2020

Project Manager Dave Revette explains electric vehicle charging in about 90 seconds.

November 18, 2020

Senior Associate Scott Ehrhardt explains how utilities are using wastewater effluent to meet the water demands of power facilities in a cost-effective way.

October 7, 2020

Dewberry has hired Lisa Peterson, PE, as a transportation services manager in the firm's Mount Laurel, New Jersey, office.

October 1, 2020

As the energy industry—renewables, transmission and distribution, and oil and gas—continues to evolve, we spoke with four of our leaders in the energy market segment to discuss what they’re seeing in terms of trends, technology, challenges, and the future of the energy industry.

August 26, 2020

The price of energy is currently at record new lows and it’s largely in part due to low fuel prices across all sectors. Oil prices remain depressed after a historic crash in the spring. Natural gas (NG) prices were at a 25-year low this summer. Coal prices continue to drop. And finally, the cost of…

August 26, 2020

As automakers reduce prices on electric vehicles, legislators enact laws to encourage electric vehicle use, and power companies create subsidies to fuel the market, the need for electric vehicle infrastructure is growing rapidly. There are many things we need to consider when designing and building…

August 26, 2020

The Brighton Dam was built in 1944 along the Patuxent River between Montgomery and Howard counties, Maryland. The 1,000-foot dam created the Triadelphia Reservoir, which holds around 6.3 billion gallons of source drinking water for Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) customers in…

August 26, 2020

During the Insulated Conductors Committee meeting, industry and technical experts shared information regarding cable design, construction techniques, and specifications. I attended presentations on offshore wind, river crossing with submarine cables, horizontal directional drilling, and upgrades to…

August 26, 2020

When we talk about “5G” we’re talking about the fifth generation of wireless networks—an updated version of the current 4G networks you use every day for your cellphones and other mobile devices. With each new generation of network comes new and exciting possibilities, both in capacity and data…

August 26, 2020

In my last blog, I discussed the ins and outs of conducting a routing study on the underground substations for the electrical power system at the University of Virginia (UVA), which was the first of three phases, including routing, design, and construction. After months of research, interviews, and…

August 26, 2020

The term "commissioning" originated from a quality assurance process for the shipbuilding industry performed before ships are put in to service as an active-duty vessel. They are commissioned because the cost of failure is too high if something were to go wrong at sea. The key to sea trials is…