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Greenville Utilities Commission in North Carolina has added a 1-megawatt (MW) battery energy storage system (BESS) to its grid using a Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) grant from the American Public Power Association.
Workforce
APPA President and CEO Joy Ditto reflects on the challenges and highlights of her first two years leading the association and looks forward to continuing to help our member utilities...
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project (SRP) has signed a contract with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources to add a 100-megawatt (MW) battery storage system to the existing 100-MW solar plant, Saint Solar, located in Coolidge, Ariz., which is currently serving SRP customers.
Officials from California public power utility SMUD on Jan. 24 were joined by regional leaders for a ribbon-cutting of SMUD’s first utility-scale storage battery project.
Missouri public power utility Kirkwood Electric has a lot on its plate these days when it comes to projects that will benefit the utility and its customers including an outage management system, said Mark Petty, Electric Director for Kirkwood Electric, in a recent interview with Public Power Current.
CPS Energy, the public power utility serving San Antonio, Texas, has signed a deal with Quidnet Energy for a pumped energy storage project that could eventually be as large as 15 megawatts (MW).
The Florida Urban Forestry Council (FUFC) recently recognized Florida public power utility JEA as the state’s 2021 outstanding utility for being a champion in protecting and advancing the urban forest industry in Florida.
Reliability
The practices and technologies public power utilities use to maintain reliable distribution systems.
Reliability
Washington D.C., April 1, 2022— The American Public Power Association (APPA) has honored 199 public power utilities with a "Certificate of Excellence in Reliability" for reliable performance in 2021. Utilities...
The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) has completed an in-depth study of the costs and benefits of the combined undergrounding electric and broadband internet lines in metropolitan areas with a grant from American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) program.