JCL Journal

Electric Utilities Explained Websters defines utility as “something useful; a useful thing.” To narrow it further, a public utility is “a public service, as a system to provide water or electricity, a railroad line, a cell tower network, or the like.” If you are anything…

The JCL Energy Journal recently took a look at the US Electric Grid to learn how the American power grid is organized, and how it functions as a whole. Now we go deeper and map the journey of electricity, from power plant to you. Electrical…

Today’s Forecast : Cloudy With a Chance of Power Outages Earlier this month the JCL Energy Journal took a look at the US Electric Grid. As we learned about how the grid was structured, we also learned another not-so-fun fact. Extreme weather is affecting the…

Let’s play a guessing game, see if you can guess what I’m describing… You use it everyday in many ways. You rely on it, but don’t often think about it. When it stops working, it causes massive problems. If you guessed the U.S. Electric Grid,…

American Energy Through the Years Despite what the marketing team at Dunkin Donuts tells you, the United States runs on electricity, not coffee. Currently, we are the second largest producer and consumer of electricity in the world. In fact, we consume about 20% of the…