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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.
Transmission
ISO New England recently released a long-range analysis that offers an overview of the transmission investment needed into the middle of the century to ensure bulk power system reliability throughout the clean energy transition.
Workforce
Scott Corwin, President and CEO of the American Public Power Association, has joined the Board of Directors for the Center for Energy Workforce Development.
Distributed Energy Resources
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Feb. 13 announced the designation of two final Wind Energy Areas offshore Oregon.