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Bonds and Financing
The Government Finance Officers Association announced that Texas public power utility Greenville Electric Utility System received GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its budget.
Electric Vehicles
Energy New England announced that it is now an Electric Vehicle Adoption Leadership certified workplace.
Energy Storage
The City Council for Danville, Va., a public power community, on Nov. 7 approved plans for the construction of an energy storage facility in the city.
Generation
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is deploying Atomic Canyon's artificial intelligence-powered solutions for the nuclear energy sector at PG&E's Diablo Canyon Power Plant.
Reliability
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation on Nov. 14 released its 2024–2025 Winter Reliability Assessment, which highlights issues related to natural gas production and delivery and potential limited regional pipeline capacity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, robust load growth that continues to surpass growth in dispatchable resources, and retirements in thermal generation resources.
Generation
Texas public power utility Austin Energy is partnering with Exceed Geo Energy Inc. to pilot a first-of-its-kind advanced geothermal project near its Nacogdoches biomass-generating facility, Austin Energy said on Nov. 14.
Community Engagement
The Jacksonville, Fla., City Council recently honored retired JEA lineman J.D. Thompson for a heroic lifesaving act on July 17, 1967.
Electricity Markets
Adequate supplies are in place to meet electricity demand under forecasted conditions for the coming winter, according to the New York Independent System Operator's annual assessment, which also highlights future concerns, including declining reliability margins and fuel availability to the generation fleet.