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Modernizing Aging Utility Infrastructure: Best Practices

Modernizing Aging Utility Infrastructure: Best Practices America’s utility infrastructure is aging — and the clock is ticking. Much of the electrical grid, water systems, and...
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What Does a Utility Engineering Firm Do?

When the lights come on, the water flows, or your home stays warm on a cold winter night, there’s an entire world of planning, design...
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Mesa Associates Expands UAS Capabilities with FAA-Approved BVLOS Operations 

Mesa Associates Expands UAS Capabilities with FAA-Approved BVLOS Operations  At Mesa Associates, we’ve never been content with doing things the way they’ve always been done. That’s why we’re proud to highlight one of...
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Engineering the Intelligent Grid: A Strategic Evolution

The U.S. electrical grid is at a critical juncture, and for utility providers, the challenge is no longer just maintenance – it is transformation. After...
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When Engineering Meets Reality

In an increasingly virtual world, it is easy to assume strong client relationships can be built entirely through screens. But in engineering driven environments, presence...
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Mesa Joins the EPRI Open Power AI Consortium

Mesa is excited to announce that we have officially joined the EPRI Open Power AI Consortium, a collaborative initiative focused on advancing safe, effective, and...
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Air Cooler Anomaly

Air Cooler Anomaly & Contributing Factors

In November 2023, an Alert was raised by the Anomaly Detection Engine (ADE) on the Air Cooler Output RTD Average (calculated) tag. The second contributing...
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Health Score Gauge

Proof of Correction in the Health Score Change!

The Health Score (HS) for one hydropower generator was deteriorating over time. In April 2023, the HS reached a low of 88%. After a maintenance...
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Deviations

Deviations are the Key to Understanding Anomalies

In the previous posts, we saw the vibration increase that was associated with anomaly generation. We also saw the Alerts List with their Contributing Factors...
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Vibration Data

Vibration Data Directly Correlates to Generator Health Score Reduction

Vibration data from the Alert generated on March 4, 2023, shows the initiation of the defect, shown in the green box below. The vibration anomaly...
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