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Reliability
A substation project in the public power community of Waterville, Kansas, is in the final stages of completion, Kansas joint action agency KPP Energy said.
Reliability
The City Council of Austin, Texas, approved Austin Energy’s third-party contract for evaluating the electrical utility’s more than 12,000 miles of electrical distribution lines, Austin Energy said on Feb. 16.
Generation
During committee meetings last week for the Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors, OPPD leaders shared plans to add more generation to one existing plant and one currently under construction.
Reliability
Avangrid recently announced a pilot project with Levatas and Boston Dynamics to advance substation inspections using artificial intelligence.
Reliability
Siemens Energy is expanding its operations in Charlotte, N.C., with a large power transformer manufacturing and service facility, it said on Feb. 15.
Generation
The Florida Municipal Power Agency on Feb. 16 announced that it has taken ownership of an Orlando-area, natural gas combined cycle generation plant.
Workforce
Jeremy Sutton will join Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency on March 1 as the Director of Operations and Chief Operating Officer, SMPPA said on Feb. 16.
Electric Vehicles
The California Energy Commission approved a $1.9 billion investment plan aimed at accelerating progress on the state’s electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling goals.