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The 2026 Engineering & Operations Conference concluded with two informative presentations focused on innovation, plannin...
06/05/2026

The 2026 Engineering & Operations Conference concluded with two informative presentations focused on innovation, planning, and the future of utility operations.

Our Senior GIS Specialist, Stephen Reynolds gave an update on Territorial & Full Asset Inventory. He shared the many ways territorial maps can be utilized to better serve members and support utility planning. Attendees learned about corridor mapping, service territory visualization, and the advantages of using Esri technology to provide accurate, accessible information.

In addition, Stephen provided an update on ongoing efforts to collect and manage pole data, emphasizing the importance of accurate asset information for long-term system management.

The final presentation featured an update from MEAG Power on key transmission initiatives and emerging challenges facing the utility industry. Large-load demands, the impact of data center expansion, transmission planning, and strategies being implemented to ensure reliability and meet future energy needs.

These presentations provided a fitting conclusion to the conference.

Thank you to all of our speakers, sponsors, vendors, and attendees who helped make the 2026 Engineering & Operations Conference a tremendous success.

The next to the last presentation yesterday was on ๐๐จ๐ง-๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐–๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง by ๐–๐š๐ฒ๐ง๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ, VP of Utility Asset ...
06/05/2026

The next to the last presentation yesterday was on ๐๐จ๐ง-๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐–๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง by ๐–๐š๐ฒ๐ง๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ, VP of Utility Asset Management, Inc..

Wayne shared valuable insights into the latest techniques and technologies used to assess the condition of wood utility poles without causing damage. His presentation highlighted how non-invasive inspection methods can help utilities identify structural concerns, extend asset life, improve reliability, and make more informed maintenance decisions.

Immediately after Wayneโ€™s presentation, ๐๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, partner at Southern Power Connect, for providing a brief overview of the ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. Brian discussed the importance of efficient power, shared practical tips on what to look for and how to address power quality concerns, and emphasized the value of providing customers with reliable, high-quality service and power.

Congratulations to the City of Elberton - Utilities & Public Works on being awarded the ๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐!This re...
06/05/2026

Congratulations to the City of Elberton - Utilities & Public Works on being awarded the ๐’๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐!

This recognition highlights Elbertonโ€™s dedication to continuous improvement, strategic planning, and excellence in utility operations. The city completed a full asset inventory, secured a GEFA Grant, improved three major intersections, maintained a full staff, and provided assistance to neighboring communities when needed.

These accomplishments demonstrate a commitment not only to strengthening local infrastructure but also to supporting regional partnerships and serving others.

Congratulations to the elected officials, utility staff, and everyone who played a role in this outstanding achievement. Your hard work and dedication continue to make a positive impact on your community and beyond.

The energy and inspiration continued as Vern Tubbs, COO of LDR Leadership, LLC, delivered a riveting presentation on โ€œ๐ƒ๐ž...
06/05/2026

The energy and inspiration continued as Vern Tubbs, COO of LDR Leadership, LLC, delivered a riveting presentation on โ€œ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž.โ€

Drawing from his military experience, Tubbs captivated the audience with powerful stories that illustrated how critical decisions can shape outcomes, teams, and lives.

He challenged attendees to pursue excellence through the ๐Ÿ‘ ๐‚โ€™๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž:

๐Ÿ”น ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โ€“ Knowing the mission, understanding priorities, and maintaining focus.

๐Ÿ”น ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โ€“ Developing the skills, knowledge, and confidence necessary to perform at the highest level.

๐Ÿ”น ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ โ€“ Building trust, integrity, and authentic relationships that strengthen leadership and teamwork.

His message served as a powerful reminder that effective leadership is not just about making decisions, but about making the right decisions with purpose, preparation, and character.

One of the most impactful ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž was delivered by ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐š๐ž๐ฅ...
06/05/2026

One of the most impactful ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž was delivered by ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐š๐ž๐ฅ ๐‡๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง of the Michael Hingson Group.

๐ค๐ž๐ฒ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž

Blind since birth, Michael shared his incredible story of courage, leadership, and resilience as a survivor of the World Trade Center attacks. Operating his business from Tower 1, he successfully navigated the devastation and escaped the building with the assistance of his guide dog, Roselle.

Through his experience, Michael challenged attendees with powerful leadership lessons, including:

๐Ÿ”น ๐ˆ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ that can pull you away from your purpose.

๐Ÿ”น ๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง True vision comes from perspective, purpose, and determinationโ€”not just sight.

๐Ÿ”น ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ. Wisdom, guidance, and trusted counsel can make all the difference when facing lifeโ€™s most critical decisions.

Michaelโ€™s story was a remarkable reminder that leadership is not defined by circumstances, but by mindset, preparation, perseverance, and the ability to move forward despite adversity.

Day 2 of the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž kicked off with the opening General Session.The morning began with...
06/04/2026

Day 2 of the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž kicked off with the opening General Session.

The morning began with a heartfelt tribute and ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž led by Blake Manning in honor of ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฎ๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’”๐’๐’, Apprentice Lineman with The City of Albany Utilities, who tragically lost his life while working. It was a solemn yet meaningful reminder of the sacrifices made by those who serve our communities every day and the importance of keeping safety at the forefront of everything we do.

Following the tribute, Walter West brought energy and excitement to the session with an update on the new ๐„๐‚๐† ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž. The institute represents a significant investment in the future of our workforce, providing enhanced opportunities for training, leadership development, and professional growth for generations to come.

From honoring those weโ€™ve lost to investing in those who will carry the industry forward, the ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.

06/04/2026

The 2026 Engineering & Operations Conference kicked off today with a full day of activities, Board Meeting, and a Networking Reception held inside the Vendor Expo.

The energy and excitement are unmatched as we welcome a record-breaking number of sponsors, exhibitors, and members from across the state. This yearโ€™s conference is already shaping up to be one of the biggest and best yet!

We look forward the next couple days of learning, collaboration, innovation, and strengthening the relationships that help power our communities.

Stay tuned for conference highlights, photos, and updates!

Our sincere condolences to Albany Utilities and the family of Caiden Gibson. ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ
05/29/2026

Our sincere condolences to Albany Utilities and the family of Caiden Gibson. ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

Congratulations, Jeff. Well deserved!
05/15/2026

Congratulations, Jeff. Well deserved!

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