Energy Efficiency
Nashville, Tenn., public power utility NES, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell and the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure recently celebrated the upgrading of more than 6,000 streetlights to new LED technology.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Salt River Project line crews spent two weeks working to bring electricity to homes on the Navajo Nation as part of the Light Up Navajo initiative, the Arizona public power utility said on May 2.
Electricity Markets
The 2024 update to the Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee’s Northwest Regional Forecast reveals more momentum for the surge in demand for electricity in the Pacific Northwest.
Generation
Texas public power utility CPS Energy on May 6 said it has entered into an agreement to acquire an additional 2% ownership of the South Texas Nuclear Project from Constellation. When the transaction closes, it will bring CPS Energy’s ownership of STP to 42%, Constellation’s to 42%, and Austin Energy
Energy Efficiency
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company and its energy efficiency provider and partner, CET, on May 6 said it has received a grant from the American Public Power Association to help support decarbonization of the residential sector.
Electricity Markets
A new report from ISO New England projects regional electricity consumption will increase by about 17% over the next decade, driven primarily by the accelerating electrification of heating systems and transportation.
Generation
The Public Utility Commission of Texas adopted a new rule to implement the Texas Energy Fund Completion Bonus Grant Program. The program will provide grants for new dispatchable electric generation facilities or expansions of existing facilities.
Reliability
LUMA, which operates and manages the electric power transmission and distribution system in Puerto Rico, announced the start of island-wide assessments for smart meter upgrades and vegetation clearing.
Customer Service
For Georgetown, Texas, a public power community, one of the unexpected benefits of using TextPower has been the quiet. After the city started using TextPower, the volume of people phoning in outages dropped precipitously.
Reliability
The Imperial Irrigation District, a California public power utility, recently detailed how it will deploy $38 million to enhance energy infrastructure and resiliency in the eastern Coachella Valley.