Community Engagement
Maine public power utility Kennebunk Light & Power District’s relationship with its customers is one of its greatest assets, said Anna Henderson, General Manager of KLPD. In a Q&A with Public Power Current, she also detailed mutual aid efforts in response to a recent nor'easter.
Grid Modernization
Tripling the current scale of virtual power plants by 2030 could support rapid electrification as electricity demand grows for the first time in a decade, but limited integration of VPPs has inhibited growth, according to a new report from the Department of Energy.
Community Engagement
APPA President and CEO Joy Ditto reflects on Independence Day celebrations and how our public power utilities share common goals and basic operational similarities but configure their systems to meet...
Electricity Markets
Almost 50,000 megawatts of new capacity began operating in the United States in 2016 and 2017. These new resources were developed by everyone from traditional vertically-integrated utilities and merchant developers...
Electricity Markets
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on Sept. 13 filed a report with the Texas Public Utility Commission detailing the grid operator’s response to a spike in power demand earlier this month in the wake of soaring temperatures.
The Grant County Public Utility District in Washington State with Energy Northwest and X-energy have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of an advanced nuclear reactor demonstration project.
Generation
Hydrogen is being looked at in the energy sector as a resource for storage, generation, industrial processes, and transportation. While many of the technical applications are in the nascent stage...
Workforce
Jeff Lyash, Tennessee Valley Authority President and CEO, has announced his plans to retire no later than the end of the fiscal year, TVA said on Jan. 31.
Distributed Energy Resources
The New York Power Authority Board of Trustees approved its first strategic plan for expanding renewable energy resources in New York State.
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