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California investor-owned energy company PG&E Corporation on April 30 announced that it has entered exclusive negotiations to sell a minority interest in Pacific Generation LLC to KKR’s Infrastructure Strategy.
The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking feedback on a proposed Blue Sky Training Program to train first responders, law enforcement agencies, local communities, utilities, authorities having jurisdictions, and others on how to respond to unanticipated failures of energy storage systems.
CPS Energy on May 1 announced the closing on the acquisition of Talen Energy Corporation’s approximately 1,710-megawatt generation portfolio located in the South Zone of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas market for $785 million, subject to customary net working capital adjustments.
The G7 countries on April 30 announced that the group has agreed to “phase out existing unabated coal power generation in our energy systems during the first half of 2030s or in a timeline consistent with keeping a limit of 1.5°C temperature rise within reach, in line with countries’ net-zero pathways.” The G7 countries are Italy, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Japan.
The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company has chosen Lightshift Energy as its exclusive partner to deploy the state’s first jointly implemented fleet of grid-scale battery energy storage systems.
A growing number of public power utilities are giving their customers a ground level view of their operations through Customer Academies, which give customers a unique opportunity to deepen their understanding of how their local utility works.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently published a fact sheet on defending industrial control systems and small-scale operational technology systems against ongoing pro-Russia hacktivist activity.
The Board of Directors of the Southern California Public Power Authority recently announced the appointment of Daniel Garcia as its new Executive Director.
The City of Homestead, Fla., recently announced a substantial reduction in the Power Cost Adjustment portion of Homestead Public Services electric bills, effective May 15, 2024.
Nashville, Tenn., public power utility NES, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell and the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure recently celebrated the upgrading of more than 6,000 streetlights to new LED technology.