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Following a nationwide recruitment process, Platte River Power Authority recently hired Mark Weiss to serve as chief technology officer.
Florida public power utility JEA has launched a mobile app to provide convenience and improved service for residential and commercial customers.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on Feb. 13 released its 2025-2029 Capacity, Demand and Reserves report. The main purpose of the report is to provide potential future planning reserve margins expected to be available on the grid when demand is highest during the summer and winter seasons.
The Smart Electric Power Alliance Board of Directors recently elected Janisse Quiñones, CEO and Chief Engineer at the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, as a new board member.
Goldman Sachs Research is forecasting global power demand from data centers will increase 50% by 2027 and by as much as 165% by the end of the decade (compared with 2023).
Several energy providers launched their plan to provide long-term electric reliability for customers by developing the Upper Midwest’s first 765-kilovolt transmission project, “which will meet the significant growth in electricity use projected in the coming decades and improve access to new energy sources needed to serve communities throughout the region,” they said on Feb. 10.
LUMA, which operates and manages the electric power transmission and distribution system in Puerto Rico, recently announced an agreement with Linxon US LLC and their partner AtkinsRéalis Caribe, to build nine energy interconnection points.
ISO New England’s Day-Ahead Ancillary Services Market, designed to ensure sufficient energy and reserves to meet customer demand throughout the operating day, goes live Feb. 28.