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Customer Service
Florida public power utility Orlando Utilities Commission has been recognized as a 2024 Customer Champion among U.S. energy providers, reaffirming its reputation as an industry leader, it recently said.
Grid Modernization
Massachusetts public power utility Reading Municipal Light Department and Tantalus Systems, a smart grid technology company, recently announced their partnership to implement the RMLD Advanced Metering Infrastructure replacement program beginning in 2025.
Generation
The Tennessee Valley Authority released a request for proposals for up to 2,250 megawatts of new utility-scale natural gas, battery, solar plus battery, and solar generation that must be in commercial operation by 2031.
Bills and Rates
South Dakota-based Heartland Energy recently launched Demand-Adjusted Technology Advantage, or DATA, an interruptible data center rate policy customers can use to facilitate construction and operation of data centers, while minimizing risk.
Distributed Energy Resources
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that the New York Power Authority has acquired full ownership of a 20-megawatt solar energy generation project in the town of Fort Edward in Washington County.
Reliability
The American Public Power Association has honored 255 public power utilities with a "Certificate of Excellence in Reliability" for reliable performance in 2024.
Community Engagement
The strength of the public power business model was lauded at the MLP State House Day, hosted by the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, the Commonwealth’s designated joint action agency for municipal utilities.
Energy Efficiency
More than 3,000 homes within Knoxville Utilities Board’s service area have received weatherization, a major achievement in the utility provider’s continued efforts to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy costs for low-income households, KUB said on March 25.