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The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) partnered with Sunrise Marketplace Business Improvement District (SMP) to wrap more than 20 SMUD transformer boxes with nearly 50 pieces of art throughout Sacramento’s business district. “MasterPieces in the MarketPlace” utilizes SMUD’s Transformer
Working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a lifesaver, but it has also brought new threats. With so many people working from home, cybersecurity training is more important than ever.
PSEG Long Island LLC, on behalf of the Long Island Power Authority, is planning to issue a request for proposals for bulk energy storage resources that will be interconnected to the Long Island electric grid.
In a first-of-its-kind project, the Northern California Power Agency is preparing to convert a power plant so hydrogen can be blended with natural gas for its fuel.
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) in New York is rolling out a new, two-pronged community solar program.
Residents in Pueblo, Colorado, will vote on May 5 on a measure that would allow the city to leave investor-owned Black Hills Energy and form a public power utility.
California State Senator Scott Wiener recently introduced legislation that would transform Pacific Gas and Electric into a public power utility. The legislation, S.B. 917, would turn PG&E into a publicly owned entity, creating the Northern California Energy Utility District. The structure of the
Commercial customers can buy “shares” in off-site energy storage facilities and receive demand charge reductions for their investments under a unique program developed by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.