Griffin Power’s electric director on the importance of fostering talent in the workplace and building a collaborative environment.
Safety
Forty-three ElectriCities member utilities had no lost workday cases due to accidents or injuries in 2024. Each member is receiving a 2024 ElectriCities Municipal Electric Safety Award recognizing their perfect records and safe operating practices.
Reliability
The Federal Communications Commission recently granted a petition for declaratory ruling regarding “demand response” communications under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Bills and Rates
In a recent interview with APPA, Dwayne Fulk, President and CEO at City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., discussed the ways in which the public power utility has been able to maintain low rates for its customers.
Generation
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on June 23 directed the New York Power Authority to develop and construct an advanced nuclear power plant in Upstate New York.
Energy Efficiency
Concord Municipal Light Plant, the consumer-owned utility serving the community of Concord, Mass., is joining Connected Homes, the innovative residential voluntary demand response program offered by the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company.
Reliability
With wildfire season now underway, California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District is urging customers to prepare for the possibility of prolonged power outages during wildfire season.
Security
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on June 22 issue a National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin, noting that the ongoing Iran conflict is causing a heightened threat environment in the United States.
Energy Storage
Massachusetts public power utility Groton Electric Light Department and Lightshift Energy, an energy storage project developer, owner and operator, recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil a second battery storage project and microgrid in Groton, Massachusetts.
Generation
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee recently held a hearing to examine the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request. DOE Secretary Chris Wright served as the only witness.