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From the energy transition to electrification and the supply chain crisis, public power utilities face many challenges and changes in managing supply and predicting demand.
Security
How the nature of utility risk management is shifting as threats and challenges emerge, and what public power can do to be more proactive.
Environment
Texan by Nature has named Texas public power utility CPS Energy as a 2023 Texan by Nature 20 honoree for the utility’s commitment to elevating conservation as a business practice.
Security
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation last week wrapped up its grid security exercise, GridEx VII.
Customer Service
When they started using TextPower for outage notifications, utility managers for the City of Gastonia in North Carolina could not foresee the multiple ways in which the service would grow.
Electricity Markets
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on Nov. 17 said it has canceled the procurement from a request for proposal it issued in October seeking additional capacity due to the limited response from the market, which included only a small 11.1 MW of potentially eligible capacity. In the RFP, ERCOT
Community Engagement
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Nov. 16 announced a comprehensive plan to build, operate and maintain a city-owned network of electric vehicle fast-charger stations in the city’s underserved communities.
Security
The U.S. Department of Energy on Nov. 16 announced a $70 million funding opportunity to enhance the cybersecurity posture of electric cooperative, municipal, and small investor-owned utilities.
Transmission
The New York State Public Service Commission on Nov. 16 approved $1.4 billion in financing for NY Transco’s Propel NY Energy transmission project.
Distributed Energy Resources
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Nov. 20 announced the completed installation of the first offshore wind turbine for South Fork Wind, a historic milestone for New York’s offshore wind development and what will be the first completed utility-scale wind farm in the United States in federal waters.