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Electricity Markets
The Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency’s All Requirements Project Committee and Board of Directors recently voted to approve the City of Berea Municipal Utilities’ request to become KYMEA’s newest All Requirements member.
Bonds and Financing
California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District was recently awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
Generation
The Illinois Commerce Commission recently approved the Illinois Power Agency's $1.1 billion renewable resource procurement plan for the next two years.
Generation
The U.S. Department of Energy and Kairos Power have signed a technology investment agreement to implement an Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program risk reduction award, for which the company was selected in December 2020, to support the design, construction, and commissioning of the Hermes demonstration reactor in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Generation
The Lafayette, La., City Council on March 5 cleared a path for Lafayette Utilities System to build a new natural gas-fired power plant.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District recently provided an update on power restoration efforts in the wake of a severe winter storm that recently hit Truckee, Calif.
Community Engagement
OUC employees and their families joined the Orlando Magic to combat food insecurity for local students through Blessings in a Backpack on Feb. 29.
Distributed Energy Resources
The Grand Haven Board of Light and Power’s latest solar commitment will provide 2.15 megawatts, the Michigan public power utility recently said.
Electricity Markets
Grid operators across the U.S. are detailing their plans to respond to a total solar eclipse that will occur on April 8, as well as projecting the expected impact of the eclipse on their grids.
Energy Efficiency
Public power communities are included among the fourth round of award recipients recently announced by the U.S. Department of Energy through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.