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Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, and Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) have entered into definitive agreements to collaborate on the development of up to 500 MW of baseload geothermal power at CTR’s Hell’s Kitchen project in Imperial County, California.
College Station Utilities, which serves College Station community members, has seen higher customer satisfaction since implementing text messaging. Customers benefit from the utility’s communication about outages, both planned and unplanned, through TextPower, an ARCOS company that provides mission-critical communications via text.
At its latest commission meeting, Arkansas public power utility West Memphis Utilities shared several updates that highlight how it is delivering safer, stronger, and more reliable service for the community. Topics covered at the meeting included: • Safety first: No new injuries were reported
California state lawmakers on Sept. 13 approved a legislative package that includes the creation of an expanded Wildfire Fund and enabling the Pathways Initiative for a voluntary, west-wide regional electricity market.
ChargeScape, the automotive joint venture focused on electric vehicle-grid integration, and Nissan, on Sept. 9 announced the launch of a new vehicle-to-grid (V2G) pilot in the utility territory covered by California public power utility Silicon Valley Power.
The cost of new gas combustion turbine and combined cycle gas turbine power plants in the United States will likely persist and increase, according to market data analysis conducted in collaboration by GridLab, Energy Futures Group, and Halcyon.
Fitch Ratings in August affirmed the rating on New York Power Authority obligations at “AA-“.
Bill Shepherd in August started a new position as General Manager at Greenville Electric Utility System in Texas. Prior to his new role at GEUS, Shepherd worked at Texas public power utility Denton Municipal Electric as Executive Manager of Business Services.