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Generation
In an independent report prepared for Google, experts at the Brattle Group show how to effectively develop solutions to accelerate connections for large new loads to the electric grid while preserving grid reliability and efficiency and reducing transmission costs, the consulting firm said on Sept. 15.
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Customer Service
In 2020, after South Carolina’s Rock Hill Utilities implemented texting, the public power utility saw speedy results. The utility's operations include water, electric and sanitation.
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Reliability
Hitachi Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, on Sept. 15 announced plans for a new $528 million transformer manufacturing facility in Gallman, Mississippi.
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Community Engagement
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project has invested $3 million in 34 research and development projects with Arizona’s three largest public universities -- Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona -- as part of an ongoing effort to support reliable power and water delivery to SRP customers.
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Generation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a broad overhaul of its regulations governing nuclear reactor licensing and oversight, eliminating outdated requirements, increasing regulatory flexibility and using more risk-informed approaches to support safe and efficient nuclear deployment, it said on Sept. 11.
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Customer Service
The use of texting has boosted the ability of Massachusetts public power utility South Hadley Electric Light to connect with its customers.
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Reliability
Michigan public power utility Coldwater Board of Public Utilities has secured a $226,000 U.S. Department of Energy grant for building out grid reliability. In a conversation with APPA, CBPU general manager Paul Jakubczak discussed how the grant will be used to address the public power utility’s most
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Environment
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Sept. 14 signed a final rule partially repealing the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units.