The UtilityRadar field guide
Utility Infrastructure Guides and Explainers
In depth guides, technology explainers, and data analyses for water, wastewater, power, renewables, and utility infrastructure.
How Utility Rates Get Set: The Rate Case Explained
How regulated utility rates are actually set. The rate case process, cost of service, rate design, and how consumers can participate.
Utility Cybersecurity: NERC CIP, CISA, and the Water Sector
How utilities defend against cyber attacks. NERC CIP for power, CISA guidance for water, and the practical realities of small utility security.
PFAS in Drinking Water: The 2026 Rule, Testing, and Treatment
The EPA PFAS drinking water rule explained. What utilities must do, home testing, filtration options, and where PFAS comes from.
The Inflation Reduction Act for Utilities: What Changed
How the Inflation Reduction Act reshaped US utility economics: production tax credits, transferability, storage, and hydrogen.
Environmental Monitoring: How Plants Prove They're Clean
How industrial plants monitor and report their environmental compliance. Air, water, and continuous emissions monitoring.
Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) Explained
How CEMS work at power plants and industrial sites. Regulatory context, technology, and calibration for continuous air emissions monitoring.
Telecommunication Regulatory Authorities: Who Controls Telecom
The national regulators that shape telecom in every country. What they do, how they work, and why they matter for infrastructure investment.
CMMS for compliance: turning permit conditions into work orders
Turn discharge permit conditions into scheduled CMMS work orders with audit trail. Regulator ready compliance without spreadsheets or scrambles.
Reading a discharge permit: what every plant operator should know
A discharge permit is the operating contract with the regulator. Learn the eight standard sections and any permit becomes navigable in a day.
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