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The City of Orrville, Ohio, announced the appointment of Dave Filippi as Utilities Director for the City of Orrville, succeeding longtime Utilities Director Jeff Brediger, who retired after 39 years of dedicated service to the city.
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Reliability
In a recent interview with the American Public Power Association, Barry Johnson, Fire Mitigation Specialist at Arizona public power utility Salt River Project, provides details on a project under which SRP is working with Northern Arizona University to install new wireless moisture sensors designed by a company called Growvera.

PPX Webinar: From Storm Response to System Resilience

Learn how Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments evaluated storm-related distribution system vulnerabilities after the 2008 Northeast ice storm and built a long-term reliability strategy around targeted system hardening with Marmon Utility.
September 2, 2026
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Security
President Trump on Aug. 26 signed Executive Order (EO) 14420 -- Declaring a National Emergency to Secure the United States Bulk-Power System, which would limit the importation of foreign-produced bulk-power system electric equipment. The EO finds that the use of foreign bulk-power system electric
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The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) and Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) on Aug. 26 recognized Florida Lineworker Appreciation Day.
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Generation
A new report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory aims to support energy industry stakeholders to improve electric utility planning processes by identifying a range of tactical approaches to consider distribution system planning elements in integrated resource planning to meet electricity needs at least cost.
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Distributed Energy Resources
The Niles, Mich., City Council has approved agreements for a 10-megawatt solar project and 8.75-megawatt battery storage system.
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Customer Service
Louisiana public power utility Lafayette Utilities System recently celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the W. Congress Street Customer Service Center, "a major infrastructure and service investment aimed at enhancing convenience, accessibility, and the overall experience for LUS customers," it said.
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Reliability
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved North American Electric Reliability Corporation Reliability Standard EOP-004-5 to improve the reporting of events involving inverter-based resources.