EPB’s fiber optic network and automated electric grid have generated $5.3 billion in community benefit since their launch in 2010, according to a peer-reviewed economic impact study conducted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), the Tennessee public power utility reported on Nov. 21.
Workforce
Carlos Woody has been appointed as Chief Legal Officer for the Orlando Utilities Commission, where he will oversee all legal affairs.
Community Engagement
A surplus line truck vehicle donation from the Grand River Dam Authority will soon help boost the mission of the High Voltage Line Program at the Oklahoma State University Institute.
Bills and Rates
Colorado Springs Utilities has secured a long-term deal that will save its customers millions of dollars on natural gas over the next 30 years, it recently reported.
Generation
Vertiv and Caterpillar Inc. on Nov. 18 announced the signing of a strategic undertaking to collaborate on advanced energy optimization solutions for data centers.
Customer Service
College Station Utilities, which serves College Station community members, has seen higher customer satisfaction since implementing text messaging.
Washington State’s Snohomish County PUD this month hosted the Safe Haven Exercise -– a tabletop exercise that was focused on the response to a cyber security incident that leads to physical impacts to critical electric infrastructure.
Security
Participation in the 2025 GridEx -- the largest cyber and physical grid security exercise in North America -- increased by 48 percent from the last exercise in 2023 with more than 370 organizations simultaneously exercising their emergency preparedness plans and protocols.
Transmission
The American Public Power Association on Nov. 21 submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Energy in response to the DOE’s request for information on accelerating speed to power and winning the artificial intelligence race.
Electricity Markets
APPA recently submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on the Secretary of Energy’s advance notice of rulemaking (ANOPR) on the interconnection of large loads to the interstate transmission system.