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The city of Oberlin, Kansas, officially produced electricity May 21 with two new C175 Cat generators.
ISO New England, in collaboration with the New England Participating Transmission Owners and the New England Power Pool, recently proposed changes to how resources connect to the regional power system.
The Santee Cooper Board of Directors on June 10 received proposed rate changes and approved a months-long public comment process so customers can review and provide input on those proposed changes.
The American Public Power Association is seeking rehearing of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order No. 1920 on the narrow issue of its decision to exclude public power from the definition of “Relevant State Entities.”
Utilizing omnichannel communication systems can help ensure customers stay in the know and also help utilities respond to the many outage-related calls and emails from customers. When Hurricane Florence hit in September 2018, wreaking damage in the Carolinas, Duke Energy sent customers over 7 million messages enabled by Message Broadcast.
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced on June 13 that it has partnered with 15 local power companies to seek two grants, totaling $350 million, from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program to fund 141 energy security projects.
As operational challenges multiply, some utilities have found drones to be an effective tool to optimize limited resources and maintain safe and reliable service.
A shorter lead time for a transformer needed for a new substation project was cited as a key reason for why the City Council of Harbor Springs, Mich., recently signed off on a transformer bid. The City Council took the action at a June 3 meeting.