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In response to Hurricane Isaias, Florida public power utility JEA is providing mutual aid to Riviera Utilities in Daphne, Alabama. “We’re sending six line crews, along with support personnel, to assist with power restoration and recovery efforts following the storm,” JEA said. “We’re proud to stand
The PJM Interconnection has accepted the first three projects in a new, temporary process designed to get large generation resources online quickly to address the urgent growth in demand for electricity. The projects are two battery storage projects and one natural gas generator upgrade with more
Wood Mackenzie’s latest global report on levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) shows that advancing technologies and market dynamics continue to drive divergent prices, with four-hour battery storage now less expensive than open-cycle gas turbines in all 43 markets where both technologies were
The American Public Power Association on Oct. 6 joined a coalition of utility trade associations to express concerns to the Department of Energy regarding a petition by NextNav Inc. at the Federal Communications Commission that proposes reallocating spectrum in the lower 900 megahertz (MHz) band
California's Pacific Gas and Electric Company has filed a proposed 10-Year Electrical Undergrounding Plan with the California Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety that would place approximately 5,000 miles of electric distribution lines underground from 2028 to 2037 in locations where
Beginning Oct. 1, Energy Wise customers will benefit from lower winter on-peak rates, and all customers will see a decrease in fuel costs, public power utility Colorado Springs Utilities recently reported. Energy Wise rates reward customers for shifting some of their electric use to lower-cost hours
In preparation for Hurricane Isaias, which is projected to make landfall over the far Western Florida Panhandle late Friday night or very early Saturday morning after peaking as a Category 2 hurricane, the Florida Municipal Electric Association has activated its mutual aid network to aid with power
Black Hills Corp. on Oct. 6 announced it has signed definitive agreements effective Sept. 30, 2026, with terms through 2048, to serve a planned Google data center to be constructed in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The negotiated agreements include a Large Power Contract Services Agreement (LPCSA) and a