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The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) and Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) on Aug. 26 recognized Florida Lineworker Appreciation Day.
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Distributed Energy Resources
The Niles, Mich., City Council has approved agreements for a 10-megawatt solar project and 8.75-megawatt battery storage system.
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Reliability
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved North American Electric Reliability Corporation Reliability Standard EOP-004-5 to improve the reporting of events involving inverter-based resources.
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Reliability
In a recent interview with the American Public Power Association, Barry Johnson, Fire Mitigation Specialist at Arizona public power utility Salt River Project, provides details on a project under which SRP is working with Northern Arizona University to install new wireless moisture sensors designed by a company called Growvera.
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Environment
APPA has prepared five new fact sheets designed to help public power utilities understand key federal environmental regulatory programs and their implications for utility operations, permitting, and compliance.
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Reliability
Over the past year, Oregon public power utility Eugene Water and Electric Board has been upgrading the Danebo Substation in Northwest Eugene. In August, EWEB completed the project, and the substation is back online, serving electricity to about 6,000 customers.
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Generation
U.S. electricity demand could increase by as much as 32% by 2030, driven in part by artificial intelligence, data centers and the electrification of transportation and industry, according to a new University of Houston report examining what it will take to expand and modernize the nation’s electricity system.
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Generation
A Nuclear Energy Feasibility Task Force in Delaware recently released a report that examines a wide range of issues related to the possible development of nuclear power in the state and includes findings and recommendations.