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The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority recently provided an update on its efforts to introduce microgrids to the territory as the Authority continues to prioritize grid reliability and redundancy to reduce outages for its customers.
The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, in collaboration with Marblehead Municipal Light Department and West Boylston Municipal Light Plant, is launching a pioneering pilot program to modernize residential energy audits using advanced aerial technology, MMWEC said on April 8.
Grid operators in the U.S. recently detailed the impact of the April 8 solar eclipse on their respective grids.
The board of Nebraska public power utility Dawson Public Power District on October 2 learned that its irrigation customers experienced less load management than in previous years.
The North American Electric Reliability Corp. is reiterating the need for owners and manufacturers to address latent solar power system faults in the wake of a widespread loss of solar generation in southwestern Utah this spring.
Chuck Bowlin, President and CEO of Tennessee public power utility Greeneville Energy Authority, recently passed away unexpectedly. Bowlin had served in the role of President and CEO since July 2020.
Parts of western North America face an “elevated or high risk” of energy shortfalls this summer because of predicted above-normal temperatures and drought conditions and electric reliability in the Midcontinent ISO (MISO) is at “high risk” because of capacity shortfalls, according to the 2022 Summer Reliability Assessment released by the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC).
Grid operators were able to maintain electric system reliability in 2021 with one notable exception, the February extreme cold weather event that affected Texas and parts of south-central United States, according to a new report from the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC).
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association on June 25 said it has “developed a clear, consensus-based blueprint that helps utilities and manufacturers implement interoperable, efficient, and scalable digital substations."
Southwest Power Pool recently detailed how it is preparing for the effects of the April 8, 2024, eclipse. SPP has planned for the eclipse’s impact to both its enterprise operations and the reliability of the regional power grid, it said.