Over the past week, Duke Energy and Commonwealth Edison both grabbed reader attention on Utility Dive. Duke's new post-merger rebranding came to fruition with the rollout of its new logo, while ComEd took new steps toward fulfilling its smart grid vision in Chicago.
If either of those stories or our feature on crimes being committed by fake utility workers sound new to you, get caught up right now by checking out these posts:
- Chicago's first smart substation—a sign of things to come: ComEd has more planned where this one came from.
- Are utilities gradually being cut out of the U.S. energy business?: Dive Insight: Utilities are confronting the challenges posed by old infrastructure, smart grid innovations and market stagnation.
- Duke Energy's logo, public identity refresh begins Monday: After Duke's merger with Progress Energy made it the largest utility in the U.S., the company came out with a new logo.
- Super Bowl blackout's root cause identified: A new report commissioned by Entergy corroborates earlier suspicions about a faulty relay device at the Superdome.
- 11 things criminals do when they pretend to be utility workers: People posing as utility workers have been a thorn in the side of utility companies and police for years.
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