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Customer Service
Power outages, wildfires, rooftop solar systems, and demand response programs create a need for utilities to communicate with customers quickly and clearly. Utilizing omnichannel communication systems can help ensure customers stay in the know and also help utilities respond to the many outage-related calls and emails from customers.
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A $405 million federal government grant will support critical upgrades and replacements to the Long Island Power Authority’s electrical infrastructure, aimed at mitigating the impacts of future extreme weather events.
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Environment
Eugene Water & Electric Board customers who voluntarily chose to invest extra money in community-wide sustainability efforts cut carbon emissions by 730 metric tons in 2023, the Oregon public power utility said on Aug. 26.
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Generation
The U.S. Department of Energy on Sept. 9 released a report that found more than 60 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity could potentially be built at operating or recently retired nuclear power plant sites across the U.S.
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Transmission
The Bureau of Land Management has approved the Greenlink West Transmission Project, which will create a system of new transmission lines and facilities crossing federal, state, Tribal and private lands from North Las Vegas to Reno, Nev., through Clark, Esmeralda, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Storey and Washoe counties, the BLM said on Sept. 9.
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Reliability
A coalition of energy and former utility regulatory officials is calling for increased coordination and information sharing between market players in the electricity and natural gas industries.
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Distributed Energy Resources
The U.S. Department of Energy's Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange program recently released a draft roadmap to improve processes for interconnecting clean energy resources to the distribution and sub-transmission grids and is seeking feedback from energy stakeholders.
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Environment
California public power utility Pasadena Water and Power will hold a virtual meeting to discuss a roadmap that will define the key actions and future decision points to help best position PWP to achieve Pasadena, California’s goal to source all electricity from carbon-free sources by the end of 2030.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Crews from the City of Tallahassee Electric Utility and Gainesville Regional Utilities are en route to support Lafayette Utilities System in restoration efforts following the anticipated landfall of Hurricane Francine on Sept. 11, the Florida Municipal Electric Association said on Sept. 10.
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Power outages, wildfires, rooftop solar systems, and demand response programs create a need for utilities to communicate with customers quickly and clearly. Utilizing omnichannel communication systems can help ensure customers stay in the know and also help utilities respond to the many outage-related calls and emails from customers.