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Distributed Energy Resources
Origis Energy on April 16 announced the close of a $136 million construction financing facility and conversion to term loan with MUFG for the Rice Creek Solar project under construction in Putnam County, Florida, for the Florida Municipal Power Agency and its members.
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Electricity Markets
Thirty-two municipal electric systems in Illinois have been offered a new contract by their wholesale power supply agency, Illinois Municipal Electric Agency, that would assure those municipal systems retain a voice in all policy matters related to their power supply needs through May 31, 2055, IMEA said.
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Generation
The board of directors for California public power utility Truckee Donner PUD recently adopted the utility’s first-ever integrated resource plan. The IRP factors in regulatory mandates, market trends, reliability, affordability and more, the utility said. “The IRP is a living document that TDPUD’s
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Safety
As utilities and their customers use a wider array of technologies, how safety education and training is changing to keep up.
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Environment
Why increased clarity and certainty around permitting regulations would allow public power providers to build for the future more quickly.
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Energy Efficiency
How public power utilities are determining which customer programs lead to the biggest savings, and what attracts customers to be a part of energy efficiency efforts.
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Grid Modernization
A Bryan Municipal Utilities advanced metering infrastructure project “has been a testament to our employees’ dedication and desire to see this project through,” said Derek Schultz, Director of Utilities for the Ohio public power utility in a recent Q&A with Public Power Current. He also detailed how the utility has maintained high levels of reliability.
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Energy Efficiency
Scott Corwin, APPA’s president and CEO, on the various forms of efficiency that support public power’s successful operations.
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Grid Modernization
As applications for artificial intelligence proliferate, how utilities can better understand the technologies available, how to use it safely, and when to keep tasks human-only.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
How the Public Power Mutual Aid Network keeps improving, and why continuing to grow utility involvement is key to its success.