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Energy Storage
DESRI and California public power utility Sacramento Municipal Utility District on June 19 announced that they have executed a long-term power purchase agreement for the Dry Creek Energy Storage project. Dry Creek is a 160 megawatt/640 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system located in Sacramento County, Calif.
Generation
Omaha Public Power District on June 19 announced that the newest addition to its generation fleet, Turtle Creek Station, is now operational. The Turtle Creek Station units are capable of producing 450 MW when at full unit output.
Customer Service
College Station Utilities, which serves College Station community members, has seen higher customer satisfaction since implementing text messaging.
Generation
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright recently announced the release of the fourth loan disbursement to Holtec to help fund the restart of the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan.
Bills and Rates
In a recent interview with APPA, Dwayne Fulk, President and CEO at City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., discussed the ways in which the public power utility has been able to maintain low rates for its customers.
Workforce
Bear Prairie, who has served as the General Manager, and Assistant General Manager, at Idaho Falls Power and Fiber since 2010, has resigned to accept a new role within the utility industry.
Generation
Columbia Generating Station successfully reconnected to the Pacific Northwest’s power grid on June 16 at 5:02 p.m. completing its biennial refueling outage, Energy Northwest reported.
Reliability
Austin Energy’s power generation and transmission facilities have completed their weatherization readiness activities in preparation for the coming heat this summer, the Texas public power utility said on June 18.