New Webinar: Undergrounding at Scale – PG&E’s Innovations and Lessons Learned
Rethinking Cable Reliability
Ben Lanz, Senior Director – Industry & External Affairs for Osmose Utilities Services and a PDi2 Past Chair, presents a clear case for rethinking how we approach cable reliability. He explains why most failures originate during installation, not aging, and why predictive testing and better specifications are key to preventing failures. With detailed insights into partial discharge, water treeing, and the physics of insulation breakdown, Lanz advocates for a shift in focus: from reacting to failures to eliminating the conditions that cause them in the first place.
Undergrounding Modeling Tool
PDi2's modeling tool is referred to in the series of Strategic Undergrounding videos on our Youtube channel. You may download the tool below or access the videos here.
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.
PDi2 Welcomes New Officers
The Power Delivery Intelligence Initiative (PDi2) welcomes new officers for 2025-2026: Landry Molimbi, DNV, as Chair; Troy Helming, EarthGrid, as Vice Chair; and Matt Spaulding, Quanta Services, as Treasurer. The Board of Directors elected the new officers during their November 2024 meeting.
PDi2 also thanks Immediate Past Chair John Fluharty, Troy Construction, for his years of leadership and his continuing service on the Board.
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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