NEW: T&D Underground Innovations
A new whitepaper from Ben Lanz, Sr. Director, Industry & External Affairs at Osmose Utility Services and a PDI2 board member, describes how the “movement toward undergrounding is more than a technical shift—it represents a structural transformation in how utilities conceive, plan, and justify infrastructure investment.”
Join ComEd and Polywater for a focused discussion on strengthening resiliency and reliability to protect critical assets. Learn why performance-based specifications and system hardening are essential to preventing costly, unnecessary outages.
The Myths of Undergrounding
A new series of videos from Continuum Capital's Mark Bridger discusses misconceptions about the nature, performance, and cost of undergrounding. The introduction explains the true cost of "strategic undergrounding."
Collaboration is a Gift
Joint Trench
Let’s start a conversation about joint trenching North American utilities in a single, common excavation (or trench). Other countries, and some North American electric utilities, have collaborated and used joint trenches for decades. Let’s explore the societal benefits of better safety, resilience, and affordability.
Cable Pulling 101 in the Age of Strategic Undergrounding, Complex Urban Undergrounding, and AI
As utilities face increasing demand from data centers and AI-driven power loads, strategic undergrounding is becoming essential for resilient and reliable electric infrastructure. In this webinar, Mike Beehler of PDi² and Matt Fredericks of Champion Fiberglass® will revisit the fundamentals of cable pulling in the context of modern challenges: tight urban corridors, complex duct systems, and evolving material technologies. With Mike Beehler/PDi2 and Matt Fredericks/Champion Fiberglass.
Undergrounding at Scale – PG&E’s Innovations and Lessons Learned
As utilities across the country weigh the costs, benefits, and challenges of undergrounding, PG&E is advancing large-scale projects that balance safety, system reliability, and community impact. From urban substations to statewide wildfire risk areas, the utility is deploying new design practices, cost strategies, and technological innovations that are shaping the future of underground construction.
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