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Reliability
Speaking at a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission technical conference on Oct. 21, Northern California Power Agency General Manager Randy Howard said that the electric utility industry has been working collaboratively when it comes to wildfire mitigation efforts.
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.
Electricity Markets
Two separate reports recently released by the New York Independent System Operator "provide important insights into evolving challenges of maintaining reliability of the high voltage electric system as consumer demand increases and generation retires," the grid operator said on Oct. 14.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s application has been selected for a $400 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to accelerate the deployment of the nation’s first Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor at TVA’s Clinch River nuclear site in East Tennessee, TVA reported on Dec. 2.