SSS News & Insights

Are Utilities Ready for the 'Worst' Hurricane Season? (2017)

Are Utilities ready? The Atlantic’s hurricane season began June 1 and forecasters say this year will be the worst in 10 years. Anywhere between five to nine hurricanes, two to four major hurricanes, and 11 to 17 named storms are expected to strike

How Trump's budget plans may affect utilities & the smart grid

As promised, the Trump administration is shaking up the country’s energy policy, one plan at a time. Shortly before announcing the US will pull out of the Paris climate deal, Trump’s administration released its 2018 budget proposal late May and

SSS Ramping Up to Bring Quality Utility Field Services to Rural Electric Co-ops (2017)

Second Sight Systems (SSS) is proud to announce that we have officially joined the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) as a Gold Level Associate Member. This means we'll be able to better connect with you and meet the needs of

Wishing you a Happy Memorial Day!

While traveling on behalf of Second Sight and meeting with customers all over the U.S., one of our esteemed engineers, Andrew, settled in for a protein-packed meal in the Houston airport late Friday night.

Complete Recap of APPA Engineering & Operations Conference

This week, SSS was in San Antonio at the American Public Power Association's Engineering & Operations Vendor Expo. Over the 3-day event, we dove into sessions on communication and control, environment, generation and fuels, safety, transmission and

Complete Rundown of Key points from #UTCTnT 2017 in Charlotte, NC

SSS is excited to be at the UTC Telecom & Technology 2017 event in Charlotte, North Carolina. It’s a jam-packed program bringing together top utility thought leaders and the latest technology providers for a week of educational sessions, training,

Let's connect at MEA: Electrical Operations & Leadership Summit - Booth #3

Whether you're a big or small utility, cooperative, or municipality, the need for qualified manpower for the efficient deployment of new technology and field maintenance is a clear priority.

[FREE WHITE PAPER] Utility Cybersecurity 2017!

No utility wants to make the news for a cyber breach, let alone pay the price of a ransom demanded by cyber gangsters. Yet every single day, utilities are on the brink - that is - just one nefarious hacking scheme, or one employee slip-up from

3 Exciting Ways Electrical and Telecom Engineers Can Protect the Grid

Electrical and telecom engineers are incredibly vital to managing and protecting our new smart grid. While the grid guys maintain power and transmission substations - in addition to the physical layers of the network - telecom guys install

ALERT: NERC Proposes CIP Revisions to Modify Cybersecurity Protections

This past March, NERC proposed new revisions to help close the gaps in the CIP-003 Reliability Standard.