This week's most popular Utility Dive posts tackled utility industry workplaces, the status of the country's biggest smart grid projects and Google's demand for renewable energy. If you found yourself too busy to read everything on the site this week, now is your chance to jump straight to the good stuff:
- Which 10 utilities' smart grid plans are furthest along?: A new report nails down who's been making the most progress.
- Utility workplaces aren't getting respect. Do they deserve it?: Dive Insight: Utilities are absent in Fortune's 2013 "100 Best Companies to Work For" rankings—so are utilities still great companies to work for?
- Check out the trailer for 'Storm Soldiers'—the lives of linemen exposed: After hundreds of interviews and hours of editing, Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.’s new linemen documentary is ready to hit select theaters.
- Want smart grid predictions? Ventyx's new VP explains what to watch: Rick Nicholson earned his reputation as an analyst before joining Ventyx as vice president of transmission and distribution solutions this year. He sketches out the grid's future in this Utility Dive interview.
- If you're a utility selling clean energy, Google is buying: At least one big player is already stepping up to the task.
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