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Energy Efficiency
Wisconsin’s WPPI Energy recently concluded a Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments-funded project that sought to provide its member utilities with a method for reducing heating costs in customers’ homes.
Electricity Markets
Nominations for the American Public Power Association’s Policy Makers Council are being accepted through November 28.
Energy Storage
Florida public power utility OUC recently completed the installation of a 4-megawatt/8-megawatt-hour battery energy storage system in St. Cloud, Fla.
Environment
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Oct. 10 announced the Decarbonization Leadership program, a decarbonization and electrification initiative administered by the New York Power Authority.
Electricity Markets
The Northwest Public Power Association Board of Trustees on Oct. 16 selected Kurt Miller to be the association’s next executive director, effective Dec. 1, 2023.
Distributed Energy Resources
U.S. power grids remained stable on Oct. 14 during a solar eclipse that occurred that day.
Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection on Oct. 13 submitted proposed changes to its capacity market that it said are “designed to support reliability of the electric grid now and in the future amid increasingly extreme weather and a changing generation fleet.”
Community Engagement
Jay Stowe, the Managing Director and CEO of Florida public power utility JEA, was recently named a 2023 Ultimate CEO Honoree by the Jacksonville Business Journal.