Reliability
Siemens Energy is expanding its operations in Charlotte, N.C., with a large power transformer manufacturing and service facility, it said on Feb. 15.
Generation
The Florida Municipal Power Agency on Feb. 16 announced that it has taken ownership of an Orlando-area, natural gas combined cycle generation plant.
Workforce
Jeremy Sutton will join Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency on March 1 as the Director of Operations and Chief Operating Officer, SMPPA said on Feb. 16.
Reliability
The City Council of Austin, Texas, approved Austin Energy’s third-party contract for evaluating the electrical utility’s more than 12,000 miles of electrical distribution lines, Austin Energy said on Feb. 16.
Generation
During committee meetings last week for the Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors, OPPD leaders shared plans to add more generation to one existing plant and one currently under construction.
Reliability
A substation project in the public power community of Waterville, Kansas, is in the final stages of completion, Kansas joint action agency KPP Energy said.
Grid Modernization
Massachusetts public power utility Chicopee Electric Light has joined the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company’s NextZero Connected Homes program, the utility reported in its Winter 2024 newsletter.
Bills and Rates
Ocala, Fla., City Council members recently approved a reduction to the power cost adjustment rate and an increase in the electric base rates, which will result in an approximate eight percent decrease in customers’ monthly bills.
Reliability
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Feb. 14 approved a pair of North American Electric Reliability Corporation reliability standards for cold weather operations and preparedness.
Distributed Energy Resources
Texas public power utility New Braunfels Utilities announced that its new Participating Solar Contractor Program will launch on March 1, 2024. “Aimed at revolutionizing the way individuals and businesses harness the power of solar energy in our region, this program represents a significant leap