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Security
Florida public power utility Keys Energy Services, NXT GEN Technologies, and Cyber Florida at USF:The Florida Center for Cybersecurity recently co-hosted the 2026 Keys Cyber Games.
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Energy Storage
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project and Aypa Power on June 16 announced that Pediment Battery Energy Storage System, a 250-megawatt/1,000-megawatt-hour project, located in the Elliot Road Technology Corridor in Mesa, Arizona, is now online and serving customers.
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Energy Storage
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project and Aypa Power on June 16 announced that Pediment Battery Energy Storage System, a 250-megawatt/1,000-megawatt-hour project, located in the Elliot Road Technology Corridor in Mesa, Arizona, is now online and serving customers.
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Transmission
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on June 16 announced that the 339-mile Champlain Hudson Power Express, one of New York’s largest transmission infrastructure projects in 50 years, can now deliver energy from Canada directly to New York City.
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The City of Bryan, Texas, and Bryan Texas Utilities announced the upcoming retirement of BTU General Manager Gary Miller, after more than two decades of distinguished service.
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Reliability
Massachusetts public power utility Chester Municipal Electric Light Department has been selected for a grant award under the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources Advancing Massachusetts Power Program, the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company recently reported.
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Grid Modernization
Platte River Power Authority, the community-owned, wholesale power provider for Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont and Loveland, has selected EnergyHub to help design and deploy a virtual power plant, Platte River said on June 17.
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Community Engagement
The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities recently welcomed U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and members of his team to BPU for a tour of the Kansas public power utility’s Nearman Creek Power Station and a discussion about the critical services that public power utilities provide to BPU’s customers and community.