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Electric Vehicles
Washington State’s Grant PUD has received $250,000 in grants from the state departments of Ecology and Commerce to help fund both public-facing and Grant PUD fleet-only chargers.
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Reliability
More than 2,000 customers of City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., helped reduce electricity use across Springfield during the first Peak Rewards event of the summer on June 30.
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Reliability
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors has approved a major overhaul of El Centro Generating Station Unit 4, a critical local power resource that helps support reliable electric service across IID’s service area, the California public power utility said on July 9.
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Generation
Kodiak Gas Services and Baker Hughes on July 8 announced a multi-year strategic agreement under which Baker Hughes will provide power generation solutions to support Kodiak’s expanding energy infrastructure initiatives.
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Reliability
This summer, Texas public power utility New Braunfels Utilities reached major milestones on two electric system projects designed to strengthen reliability and support the growing energy needs of New Braunfels, Texas.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Recovery efforts following Super Typhoon Bavi remain ongoing across Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
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Reliability
Cowlitz Public Utility District has received $3 million in combined federal and state grant funding to relocate and underground a 5.4-mile distribution power line serving the senior citizen community of Ryderwood and nearby rural areas in Cowlitz and Lewis Counties in Washington State.
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Electric Vehicles
The City of Ukiah, Calif., a public power community, has begun construction on its Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Project.