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Members of the American Public Power Association’s Mutual Aid Committee and APPA officials including APPA President and CEO Scott Corwin in late October met to discuss a wide range of topics related to coordination of mutual aid activities among public power utilities in the wake of major power outages.
A grid security roundtable exercise held over the summer at NORAD in Colorado Springs, Colorado, resulted in a robust series of key takeaways including that the Department of Defense should work with Sector Risk Management Agencies and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to further enhance ongoing resilience efforts across critical infrastructure, a recently released report said
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems and NuScale Power announced on Nov. 8 that they have mutually agreed to terminate a small modular reactor project called the Carbon Free Power Project.
Texas residents recently voted in favor of the creation of the Texas Energy Fund, which will provide grants and loans to finance the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric facilities in the state.
Much of North America, particularly the eastern two-thirds of the continent, are at elevated risk of having insufficient energy supplies to meet demand in extreme operating conditions this winter, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corp.
Washington State’s Department of Ecology has taken preliminary steps to link its carbon dioxide cap-and-trade programs with similar programs in California and Quebec.
Nine public power utilities have been recognized by the American Public Power Association with Public Power Customer Satisfaction Awards for providing excellent service to their communities.
LUMA Energy on Nov. 2 announced the launch of a Customer Battery Energy Sharing initiative, a battery emergency demand response program, to help improve service reliability for customers in Puerto Rico. This pilot program will provide participating solar customers with battery storage systems an
Sixty-six public power utilities have earned a Smart Energy Provider designation from the American Public Power Association for demonstrating commitment to and proficiency in energy efficiency, distributed energy resources, and environmental initiatives that support the goal of providing safe, reliable, low-cost, and sustainable electric service.
The City Commission of Lakeland, Fla., on Nov. 6 approved an agreement related to plans by Florida public power utility Lakeland Electric to pursue a pilot microgrid project.