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The American Public Power Association on June 13 submitted testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies in support of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
The speed at which large load facilities are being built adds stress to the bulk power system not only in terms of increased load but also operationally, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation recently said.
Developers plan to add 18.7 gigawatts of combined-cycle capacity to the U.S. grid by 2028, with 4.3 GW already under construction, the U.S. Energy Information Administration recently said.
Tennessee public power utility Nashville Electric System recently teamed up with Tennessee State University, the Tennessee Valley Authority and other organizations to host a virtual simulation of Nashville’s March 2020 tornado.
Tantalus Systems recently announced that California public power utility Riverside Public Utilities has selected Tantalus as its technology partner to expand its grid modernization efforts.
On June 3, the Sun Prairie City Council unanimously approved Jill Weiss to serve as General Manager of Wisconsin public power utility Sun Prairie Utilities, following the unanimous recommendation from the SPU Commission at a special meeting held on May 22. Weiss has over 15 years of public utility
The Federal Communications Commission recently granted a petition for declaratory ruling regarding “demand response” communications under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Forty-three ElectriCities member utilities had no lost workday cases due to accidents or injuries in 2024. Each member is receiving a 2024 ElectriCities Municipal Electric Safety Award recognizing their perfect records and safe operating practices.