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Sixty-seven public power electric utilities and utility organizations earned Excellence in Public Power Communications Awards from the American Public Power Association. The awards were presented this week at APPA’s Customer...
Sixty-six public power utilities have earned a Smart Energy Provider designation from the American Public Power Association for demonstrating commitment to and proficiency in energy efficiency, distributed energy resources, and environmental initiatives that support the goal of providing safe, reliable, low-cost, and sustainable electric service.
While the referendum to create a community-owned utility did not pass, the effort brought increased attention to public power and the value it provides to the communities it serves.
The City Commission of Lakeland, Fla., on Nov. 6 approved an agreement related to plans by Florida public power utility Lakeland Electric to pursue a pilot microgrid project.
Voters in Grand Haven, Mich., on Nov. 8 overwhelmingly voted to reject a proposed City Charter amendment that would have dissolved the city’s Grand Haven Board of Light & Power.
When they started using TextPower for outage notifications, utility managers for the City of Gastonia in North Carolina could not foresee the multiple ways in which the service would grow. Gastonia signed on with TextPower about a year ago and went live with its outage notification system, SmartAlerts™, in May 2023.
The Biden-Harris Administration on Nov. 14 announced up to $3.9 billion available through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program.
The Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative recently issued a request for proposals seeking bids for the purchase of stand-alone energy storage contracts for five battery energy storage systems.
The Nebraska Public Power District and the Northwest Rural Public Power District have agreed to pursue a wholesale power supply contract starting May 1, 2024, following votes by NRPPD’s and NPPD’s Board of Directors.
Congestion is causing a rise in wind and solar power curtailments in the California Independent System Operator region, according to the Energy Information Administration.