Drones are becoming an increasingly popular way for businesses to conduct business and the same is true for the Illinois utility company, Ameren Illinois.
Riley Adams is Manager of Electirc Initiatives with Ameren and indicates drones are being used on every day jobs like inspections of power poles across the state.
Drones have good cameras and are efficient to use. Adams indicates though, while Ameren is using a standard drone you can purchase at most retail outlets, they have to get approved by the FAA and their staff has to get trained.
Ameren continues to seek ways drones can be best used in every day operations. Adams indicates their line crews could soon be using drones.
Adams indicates the drones have already proven to be useful to their staff in emergency situations and power outages as well.
