A new report from the Brattle Group finds that 60 gigawatts of virtual power plant deployment could meet future U.S. resource adequacy needs at $15–$35 billion less than the cost of the alternative options over the ensuing decade.
Why and how public power utilities shifting from a singular focus on individual actions, which can place blame for incidents solely on the worker, toward a more holistic organizational culture that recognizes and builds in a safety mindset at every level.
Safety
Eleven journeyman teams and 15 individual apprentices won awards at the American Public Power Association’s twenty-first annual Public Power Lineworkers Rodeo, held March 31-April 1, in Kansas City, Kansas.
The growth in the development of technologies such as solar farms or battery storage will face some limitations due to supply chain constraints, Rudy Garza, President and CEO of San Antonio, Texas-based public power utility CPS Energy said on March 31.
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority and AVANGRID on April 17 announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities to develop up to 1 gigawatt of green energy projects within the Navajo Nation in the states of New Mexico and Arizona.
Continued declines in the costs of renewable energy have made some renewable generation technologies cost competitive with conventional generation, according to the most recent edition of Lazard’s energy cost analysis. The 16th version of Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy+ report analyzed the
Requests to connect clean energy projects to the grid have soared in recent years, leading to longer wait times and backlogs for project developers, according to new research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Alabama public power utility Huntsville Utilities, Toyota Alabama and Toyota Tsusho America Inc. on April 5 announced a power purchase agreement to support a 168-acre, $49 million solar project.
Safety
The 10th Annual National Safety Stand-Down will take place this year from May 1 through May 5. Employers across the nation will participate in this event to raise fall hazard...
Massachusetts public power utility Ashburnham Municipal Light Plant (AMLP) has been recognized by the state of Massachusetts for its decarbonization and clean energy efforts.