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The American Public Power Association recently announced the inaugural set of public power utility Cybersecurity Accelerator Program (CAP) designees.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission this month released an independent analysis warning that rapidly growing electricity demand – driven largely by data center development – could create serious reliability risks across Pennsylvania and the broader region unless electricity supply keeps pace with that growth.
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation on Sept. 19 reached an important milestone in its work to address the reliability impacts of rapidly growing large loads, with preliminary results indicating the foundational Computational Loads Reliability Standards have passed initial ballot.
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.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger recently unveiled a data center accountability effort through a new framework and signed an executive order to immediately implement many of the core pieces of her Data Center Accountability Framework.
The use of texting has boosted the ability of Massachusetts public power utility South Hadley Electric Light to connect with its customers.
Madison Energy Infrastructure on Sept. 18 announced the launch of its Community Infrastructure initiative, a commitment to develop an additional 1 GW of distributed energy capacity by 2028, mobilizing up to $2 billion in capital to help meet AI’s growing demand for power while creating and delivering lasting benefits for communities.
The Kaibab National Forest and the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) are partnering to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health on nearly 14,000 acres of National Forest lands in northern Arizona.