Public Power Current

BrightNight and joint venture partner Cordelio Power have secured a $414 million construction credit facility for their Box Canyon utility-scale solar power project in Pinal County, Arizona. The Southwest Public Power Agency has entered into a power purchase agreement for the project.

Silicon Ranch, an independent power producer, and Middle Tennessee Electric, the largest electric cooperative in the Tennessee Valley Authority region, recently announced a solar agreement under TVA’s newly expanded Generation Flexibility Program.

The public power community of Thomasville, Ga., is implementing significant upgrades to its utility management infrastructure using smart grid technology and advanced metering infrastructure.

Historically, utilities have used drones by either hiring drone service providers that use professional pilots or starting dedicated aviation units with their utility. But Skydio’s drones are in a different class. They use artificial intelligence to interpret the visual data coming from the six fisheye cameras that serve as the drone’s “eyes.” The drone then uses AI to interpret the visual data and to map out the terrain in which the drone is flying, enabling it to navigate that terrain while avoiding obstacles.

Florida public power utility JEA has finalized agreements for the development of three renewable energy solar facilities within its Jacksonville, Fla., service territory.

Florida public power utility JEA has finalized agreements for the development of three renewable energy solar facilities within its Jacksonville, Fla., service territory.

Santee Cooper on May 15 said it has secured final approval for 18 projects, totaling $10.8 million in funding, submitted to its Grid Resilience Grant Program last year by electric cooperatives and municipal and other utilities from across South Carolina.

Arizona public power utility Salt River Project and California public power utility SMUD have earned 2024 “Power Player” Awards from the Smart Electric Power Alliance.