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Earlier this month, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut announced a memorandum of understanding that creates a pathway for a potential coordinated selection of offshore wind as each state solicits offshore wind energy generation through their respective state procurement processes.
More than half of households in the United States will likely spend less on heating this winter than last winter, according to the Energy Information Administration.
Public power utilities will receive funds from the Department of Energy for various projects to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability in the U.S.
Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority recently announced that construction has begun on the first of three projects in Mississippi with a total capacity of 550 megawatts plus 150 MW of battery storage.
The Village of Stuart, Neb., recently completed an electric distribution system voltage switchover project, which is expected to result in a more efficient electric system with reduced line losses, demand charges, and required maintenance.
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.
Nominations for the American Public Power Association’s Policy Makers Council are being accepted through November 28.
Florida public power utility OUC recently completed the installation of a 4-megawatt/8-megawatt-hour battery energy storage system in St. Cloud, Fla.