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LUMA Energy recently announced the launch of Puerto Rico’s federally funded Substation Modernization Initiative (SMI) with the modernization and reconstruction of the Manatí Substation in the municipality of Manatí.
In a recent interview with Public Power Current, Rory Weis, General Manager of Iowa public power utility Denison Municipal Utilities (DMU), and Electric Manager Mike Wight, detailed how the utility is responding to delays for acquiring transformers due to ongoing supply chain challenges.
Two-thirds of North America is at risk of energy shortfalls this summer during periods of extreme demand, according to the latest summer reliability report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on May 18 approved a work plan submitted by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation related to inverter-based resources.
Texas public power utility Austin Energy on May 17 said it is addressing supply chain issues by focusing on key areas including adjusting equipment specification standards and expanding sourcing.
The Eugene Water & Electric Board is ramping up to rebuild 10 substations in the next decade and the rebuild effort has begun with the Currin Substation.
The City of Chattanooga, Tenn., and the city’s public power utility EPB on May 25 marked the completion of a microgrid in Chattanooga.
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a South Carolina program for strengthening the state’s electric grid resiliency and awarded $10.4 million in funding for the first two years. Santee Cooper, which is owned by the state, will administer the grant for South Carolina.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
This report is meant to encourage utilities and regulators to contemplate how they can reconsider load shed protocols and practices to be better prepared for changing weather patterns. The report...
Reliability
As we approach the November midterm elections, we’re bombarded in the news and on social media by pundits and politicians from across the political spectrum telling Americans about the various...