Reliability
Florida-based public power utility OUC has once again delivered the highest electric reliability in the state, according to 2024 data submitted to the Florida Public Service Commission by investor-owned utilities.
Reliability
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors recently heard an update on the region’s evolving energy landscape — including infrastructure projects and governance.
Distributed Energy Resources
More local community solar projects being facilitated by the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) are slated to come online this summer for participating communities.
Workforce
Nico Procos has been named as Director of California public power utility Silicon Valley Power, effective July 7.
Transmission
Construction on the Scottsbluff Power Project transmission line is completed, and the new line has officially been energized, the Nebraska Public Power District said on July 2.
Bills and Rates
The New Braunfels, Texas, City Council in June voted for and approved New Braunfels Utilities rate adjustments for electric, water and wastewater services. Rate changes will take effect Aug. 1, 2025.
Environment
Kinexys, J.P. Morgan’s blockchain business unit, is developing a new blockchain application on Kinexys Digital Assets, the firm’s multi-asset tokenization platform, to help tokenize global carbon credits at the registry layer, J.P. Morgan said on July 2.
Reliability
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation has developed two easy-to-follow infographics that help entities involved in the Inverter-Based Resource Registration Initiative by making the registration process clear and accessible, it said on July 2.
Environment
The White House Office of Management and Budget Office’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in late June posted a notification on its regulatory dashboard that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent its proposed rule titled, “Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and Motor Vehicle Reconsideration Rule,” to OIRA for interagency review.
Energy Storage
California community choice aggregator Pioneer Community Energy and Matrix Renewables on July 1 announced the signing of a resource adequacy capacity contract that covers 22 MW of capacity from the Alamo Battery Energy Storage project, located in Kern County, California.