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Organizations
A list of organizations active in Utility Vegetation Management.
We will initially populate this based on companies that have contributed to the podcast. If you would like to be listed here, please contact us with your company name, description, logo and a link to your website.
Service Providers
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Institutions
Utility Arborist Association (UAA)
Professional Membership Organization
The Utility Arborist Association is an organization of over 5,000 individuals with interest in and a commitment to the maintenance of trees and other vegetation for the purpose of ensuring the safe and reliable distribution of energy, including electric, oil and gas, to business and residences.
CEATI
Professional Membership Organization
CEATI (the Centre for Energy Advancement through Technological Innovation) is a user-driven organization committed to providing impactful solutions to our utility members, leveraging the benefits of our powerful network and technical expertise to meet your needs.
Regulators
California Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety
Regulator
Driving utility-related wildfire risk reduction for the State of California. Energy Safety assesses electrical corporations’ Wildfire Mitigation Plans, safety culture assessments, safety certifications, and executive compensation structures.
Utilities
Entergy Texas
Utility
Providing clean, reliable and affordable power to Southeast Texas.
Ergon Energy Network and Energex, part of the Energy Queensland group
Utility
Energy Queensland is the group of electricity distribution, retail and energy services businesses 100% owned by the state of Queensland. As a Government Owned Corporation, we deliver electricity across Queensland through our ‘poles and wires’ businesses Energex and Ergon Energy Network.
Essential Energy
Utility
At Essential Energy we look after the poles and wires that deliver electricity to 95 per cent of New South Wales and parts of southern Queensland.
Hydro One
Utility
Hydro One is Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution service provider. We distribute electricity across Ontario to nearly 1.4 million predominantly rural customers, or approximately 26% of the total number of customers in Ontario.
Liberty Utilities
Utility
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (APUC) is a diversified international generation, transmission and distribution utility with approximately U.S. $10 billion of total assets. Through its two business groups, APUC is committed to providing safe, reliable and cost effective rate-regulated natural gas, water, and electricity generation, transmission and distribution utility services to nearly 800,000 connections in the United States and Canada, and is a global leader in renewable energy through its portfolio of long-term contracted wind, solar and hydroelectric generating facilities representing over 2.5 GW of net installed capacity and more than 500 MW of incremental renewable energy capacity under construction.
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New York Power Authority
Utility
The New York Power Authority is America's largest state power organization, with 16 generating facilities and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines.
Powerlink Queensland
Utility
High voltage transmission provider through Queensland, Australia. Connecting Queenslanders to a world-class energy future, providing electricity to five million Queenslanders and 238,000 businesses.
Seattle City Light
Utility
Seattle City Light was created by the citizens of Seattle in 1902 to provide affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible electric power to the City of Seattle and neighboring suburbs. Owned by the community it serves, City Light is a nationally recognized leader in energy efficiency, renewable resource development, and environmental stewardship. Seattle City Light provides electric power to more than 460,000 residential, business, and industrial customers. Its service area of 131.3 square miles includes the city of Seattle, areas north of Seattle including the city of Shoreline and parts of Lake Forest Park, and areas south of Seattle including parts of the cities of Burien, Tukwila, SeaTac, Renton, Normandy Park, and unincorporated King County.
Law Firms
Carlson, Calladine & Peterson LLP.
Law Firm
Randy W. Gimple is one of the founding partners of Carlson, Calladine & Peterson LLP. He represents parties in cases involving catastrophic fires, explosions, floods, earthquakes, equipment failures, automobile accidents and other calamities. For example, Mr. Gimple has handled numerous wildland fire cases in California, Texas and other states.