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The public power community of Thomasville, Ga., is implementing significant upgrades to its utility management infrastructure using smart grid technology and advanced metering infrastructure.
Historically, utilities have used drones by either hiring drone service providers that use professional pilots or starting dedicated aviation units with their utility. But Skydio’s drones are in a different class. They use artificial intelligence to interpret the visual data coming from the six fisheye cameras that serve as the drone’s “eyes.” The drone then uses AI to interpret the visual data and to map out the terrain in which the drone is flying, enabling it to navigate that terrain while avoiding obstacles.
How public power utilities are working with other community organizations and city departments to reduce emissions across the transportation, building, and industrial sectors.
Why advanced nuclear is becoming an increasingly valued option in the future generating mix, and lessons from public power projects leading the way.
How research and development efforts have helped and can continue to help public power determine viable paths to an affordable, reliable grid of the future.
A few key stats from the Center for Energy Workforce Development’s 2023 Energy Workforce Survey.
Three public power journeys in the energy transition – including implementing energy storage solutions, finding new approaches to load management, and exploring new forms of generation.
Lessons from different public power communities that planned for and reached clean energy goals, and what’s next for their power supply planning.
Texas public power utilities Austin Energy and CPS Energy have sent lineworkers to assist with power restoration efforts in Houston after severe storms left more than a million people without power.
The City of Tallahassee, Fla., has successfully restored power to over 99% of customers who can safely receive electricity after three tornadoes ripped through town on May 10, the Florida Municipal Electric Association reported.