Public Power Current

In a series of posts on its website, the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation details the various factors driving power in layman’s terms as part of a proactive effort to cut through the complexities of electricity markets and educate customers.

The American Public Power Association, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), Large Public Power Council (LPPC), and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) recently submitted a letter supporting the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) regarding modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

Google on Oct. 23 announced a first-of-its kind corporate agreement to support a gas power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS).

ISO New England has begun its Transitional Cluster Study, an important milestone in a yearslong reform effort that will create a more efficient process for new generating facilities and elective transmission upgrades to interconnect with the regional power grid, it said.

On October 13, Alabama public power utility Huntsville Utilities presented grants to 10 non-profit organizations as part of its Innovation Dividend Fund program.

Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. and Talen Energy Corporation recently announced a strategic collaboration to develop energy storage capacity across Pennsylvania to help meet the state’s growing demand and support artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The collaboration focuses on leveraging Eos’

Public power utilities across the U.S. highlighted the wide variety of job opportunities in the utility sector during Careers in Energy Week, which took place October 20-24.

Helion, a Washington State-based fusion energy company, recently announced that it has been granted a Conditional Use Permit from Chelan County, Washington, to start the next phase of development of the world’s first commercial fusion power plant.