grid
Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection on Oct. 13 submitted proposed changes to its capacity market that it said are “designed to support reliability of the electric grid now and in the future amid increasingly extreme weather and a changing generation fleet.”
people
Community Engagement
Jay Stowe, the Managing Director and CEO of Florida public power utility JEA, was recently named a 2023 Ultimate CEO Honoree by the Jacksonville Business Journal.
grid
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Public power utilities in California are responding to power outages caused by Hurricane Hilary, which hit Southern California as a tropical storm on Aug. 20.
nuke
Generation
As the threats to the resilience and reliability of the electric power grid caused by extreme weather events rise, the advantages of small modular reactors are becoming more apparent.
doe
Distributed Energy Resources
The Department of Energy recently launched an initiative to transform former waste dumps into clean energy sites.
efficient
Energy Efficiency
Chelan PUD Commissioners recently voted to increase funding for the PUD’s energy rebate program by about $3 million.
grid
Bonds and Financing
The American Public Power Association recently submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service in response to the federal agency’s issuance of temporary and proposed regulations for the implementation of elective payment of energy tax credits.
grid
Transmission
The Board of Water and Power Commissioners for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently approved a policy under which LADWP’s present and future customers will fairly share in the cost of new power infrastructure upgrades located in the public right-of-way for construction projects, commonly known as underground line extensions.
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Community Engagement
Texas public power utility New Braunfels Utilities, the City of New Braunfels, Texas, and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority on Aug. 15 launched an interagency program to collaboratively manage water resources.
people
Workforce
The Board of Directors for California public power utility Imperial Irrigation District on Aug. 15 voted unanimously for Jamie Asbury, the current IID Energy Department Manager, to serve as the next general manager of IID.