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Asset Inspection & Management

Understanding Grid Resilience in Utility Asset Management

The regulatory definition of grid resilience, how it differs from reliability, and the condition evidence that decides where hardening investment goes.

Kyle Ross

Kyle Ross

19 Oct 2026

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Data Quality Program: Drone Pilot Training Built for Utility Inspection

Drone Operations

Data Quality Program: Drone Pilot Training Built for Utility Inspection

Drone pilot training built for utility work - pre-built shot sheets, field QA, and a path into the Detect Partner Network. Free at every step.

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Drone Operations

Detect Achieves SOC 2 Type II Compliance 2026

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Detect Achieves SOC 2 Type II Compliance 2026

Detect is now SOC 2 Type II compliant, audited by Prescient Security. What the AICPA SSAE 18 attestation means for utility, DSP, and contractor data.

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What Utilities Evaluate When Choosing a Drone Inspection Vendor

Drone Operations

What Utilities Evaluate When Choosing a Drone Inspection Vendor

Insider guide to utility drone vendor evaluation criteria, ranked by actual weight. Includes Georgia Power benchmarks, ISNetworld requirements, and a

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Drone Operations

NDAA Compliant Drones: A 2026 Compliance Guide for Drone Operators

Drone Operations

NDAA Compliant Drones: A 2026 Compliance Guide for Drone Operators

A practical guide to NDAA compliant drones, the DJI fleet transition, Blue UAS vs. Green UAS, and how drone compliance affects your electric utility c

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Drone Operations

Compliance & Regulation

Transmission Tower Types: A Field Guide to Structures, Components, and Drone Inspection

Asset Inspection & Management

Transmission Tower Types: A Field Guide to Structures, Components, and Drone Inspection

Transmission tower types explained: lattice, monopole, H-frame, A-frame, how tall they stand, tangent vs. dead-end, and the parts drone inspection must capture.

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Asset Inspection & Management

2026 Trends for Drone Service Providers in Utility Inspection

Drone Operations

2026 Trends for Drone Service Providers in Utility Inspection

In-house programs, BVLOS, the DJI ban, and dock automation are reshaping utility drone inspection. Here's how DSPs can compete on methodology, not pri

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Drone Operations

Compliance & Regulation

The Utility Drone Inspection Workflow That Eliminates Rework

Drone Operations

The Utility Drone Inspection Workflow That Eliminates Rework

The 9-step workflow between utilities, DSPs, and Detect that eliminates rework on fixed-fee contracts, standardizes capture across pilots, and protect

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Drone Operations

5 Data Quality Failures Costing DSPs Millions in Utility Inspection Rework

Drone Operations

5 Data Quality Failures Costing DSPs Millions in Utility Inspection Rework

48% of infrastructure rework traces to bad data. Here are 5 root causes destroying DSP margins on utility contracts and how top operators fix them.

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Drone Operations

How to Inspect 10X More Utility Assets Without Hiring 10X More Crew

Asset Inspection & Management

How to Inspect 10X More Utility Assets Without Hiring 10X More Crew

The utility inspection bottleneck isn't in the field — it's in the weeks of manual review after. Learn how AI-powered platforms reduce inspection cost

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Asset Inspection & Management

What Happens When 70% of Transmission Structures Pass Their Design Life?

Asset Inspection & Management

What Happens When 70% of Transmission Structures Pass Their Design Life?

Aging grid assets cost the U.S. $150B/year in outages. With 50% of crews retiring, manual inspection can't keep up. Data on what forward-looking contr

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Asset Inspection & Management

The True Cost of Reactive Maintenance in Utilities

Grid Reliability

The True Cost of Reactive Maintenance in Utilities

Reactive maintenance leads to costly outages. See how electric utilities are adopting predictive maintenance to detect defects early and protect trans

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Grid Reliability

Transmission Line Inspection for Failure Prevention and Grid Reliability

Grid Reliability

Transmission Line Inspection for Failure Prevention and Grid Reliability

Transmission line inspection has long struggled to keep pace with the demands of today’s grid. When a single high-voltage transmission line goes do...

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Grid Reliability

Drone Utility Inspection Uncovers High-Risk Decay of 96 Aging Wooden Structures

Case Studies

Drone Utility Inspection Uncovers High-Risk Decay of 96 Aging Wooden Structures

For over a decade, a regional utility struggled to fund the replacement of two aging wooden transmission lines. Traditional reports failed to convi...

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Case Studies

Miami Startup Detect Accepted into 35 Mules Innovation Hub

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Miami Startup Detect Accepted into 35 Mules Innovation Hub

We’re proud to announce that Detect Technologies has been selected to join the fourth cohort of 35 Mules, Florida Power & Light Company’s innov...

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9-Day Drone Audit Saved Warranty Worth Millions Before Winter Freeze

Case Studies

9-Day Drone Audit Saved Warranty Worth Millions Before Winter Freeze

Transmission line inspection has long struggled to keep pace wIn less than two weeks, this operator captured asset-level evidence across 618 towers...

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