pipeline
Reliability
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently announced $98 million for pipeline infrastructure projects.
transmission towers
Reliability
During the April Federal Energy Regulatory Commission open meeting, Mark Lauby, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s senior vice president and chief engineer, briefed FERC about recent load loss events. He provided insights into several initiatives launched by NERC to address the
pipe
Reliability
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority has received a $1.9 million federal grant to help to replace portions of aging natural gas infrastructure.
transmission towers
Electricity Markets
Lessons learned from previous events, close coordination with the local utility, and effective use of both demand response programs and a voltage reduction action greatly reduced the magnitude and duration of a load shed event in the Baltimore area on Aug. 11, PJM told stakeholders at the Sept. 11 meeting of the Operating Committee.
efficient
Energy Efficiency
The U.S. Department of Energy on Aug. 23 announced 17 states and territories that will receive awards totaling $66 million from the Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund Capitalization Grant Program.
efficient
Energy Efficiency
California State Treasurer Fiona Ma on Oct. 15 announced a $30 million agreement with the California Energy Commission to expand a popular financing program for home energy efficiency upgrades.
grid
Three electric utilities recently came together through a work-sharing arrangement to work on an electric distribution line rebuild for the Village of Callaway, Neb.
cyber
Security
Iran-affiliated advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are conducting exploitation activity targeting internet-facing operational technology (OT) devices, including programmable logic controllers (PLCs) manufactured by Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley.
grid
Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted ISO New England’s proposal to create an expanded Day-Ahead Market.
microgrid
The Federal Emergency Management Agency on March 29 approved the first phase of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s project to design a new solar-powered microgrid system for the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra, located east of the main island.