Energy Efficiency
California community choice aggregator MCE recently released its 2022 energy efficiency annual report, which notes that its customers received over $2.35 million in rebates.
Distributed Energy Resources
For the first time in its history, CleanPowerSF delivered 100% renewable electricity to all 375,000 customers on its default green service in 2023.
Energy Storage
Plans to construct a first of its kind long-duration energy storage system of its kind in the United States are advancing following approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
Generation
The American Public Power Association, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, and Edison Electric Institute recently submitted comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission voicing support for the NRC’s proposal to amend the regulations that govern its environmental reviews of new nuclear reactor applications under the National Environmental Policy Act, the “Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors.”
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Generation
Google has launched a new partnership with Nevada investor-owned utility NV Energy that includes a new clean transition rate, also referred to as a “Clean Transition Tariff.”
Workforce
The Marblehead Municipal Light Commission unanimously voted to enter into an employment contract with Jon Blair as the new General Manager with an effective start September 29.
Customer Service
Utilities face several challenges as they address an increasing number of outages. About 83% of major U.S. power outages between 2000 and 2021 were driven by weather-related events, according to Climate Central. As customers grapple with these rising power interruptions, 65% report that they’re frustrated with utilities’ impersonal communications. However, utilities can now address this communications challenge by taking advantage of AI. Rather than simply reacting to outages as they happen, power providers can embrace intelligent, customized, and proactive messaging that humanizes these crises for their customers.
Customer Service
Utilities face several challenges as they address an increasing number of outages. As customers grapple with these rising power interruptions, 65% report that they’re frustrated with utilities’ impersonal communications. However, utilities can now address this communications challenge by taking advantage of AI. Rather than simply reacting to outages as they happen, power providers can embrace intelligent, customized, and proactive messaging that humanizes these crises for their customers.
Customer Service
Utilities face several challenges as they address an increasing number of outages. As customers grapple with these rising power interruptions, 65% report that they’re frustrated with utilities’ impersonal communications. However, utilities can now address this communications challenge by taking advantage of AI. Rather than simply reacting to outages as they happen, power providers can embrace intelligent, customized, and proactive messaging that humanizes these crises for their customers.