As the public power Mutual Aid Committee gathered in mid-March at our office in Arlington, Virginia, for their spring meeting, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across portions of Ohio, resulting...
A few tips and resources to help you update your preparedness program for a hurricane season starting on top of the COVID-19 pandemic
National Hurricane Preparedness Week this year begins May 1 and runs through May 7. This is an important week-long effort to prepare our country for this year’s hurricane season, which...
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Community Engagement
The Florida Municipal Electric Association on Jan. 20 announced its 2025 “Restoring Communities Awards,” which recognize Florida public power utilities for their exemplary power restoration efforts in their own communities or their mutual aid efforts outside of their home communities following severe weather events, non-weather-related emergencies and blue-sky day projects.
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Energy Storage
In a recent Q&A with the American Public Power Association, Barry Tupper, general manager of Massachusetts public power utility Holden Municipal Light Department, detailed how the utility and its customers are expected to benefit from a recently completed battery storage project.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Hurricane Helene heavily impacted ElectriCities member communities in western North Carolina and South Carolina and in the wake of the destruction, other ElectriCities members across North Carolina rose to the occasion and traveled to hard-hit areas to get the power back on, it said on Nov. 12.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
How FEMA has helped public power in the wake of natural disasters and where reform could improve coordination and response between utilities and the federal government.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Restoration Best Practices Guidebook is a collection of tips and practices for utilities and other entities involved in either requesting or responding to mutual aid, or otherwise working on...
Reliability
An RP3 designation is a sign of a utility's dedication to operating an efficient, safe, and reliable distribution system.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Florida Municipal Electric Association announced its 2024 “Restoring Communities Awards,” which recognize Florida public power utilities for their exemplary power restoration efforts in their own communities or their mutual aid efforts outside of their home communities following hurricanes, other severe weather events and non-weather-related emergencies.