Energy Storage
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Community Engagement
Algona Municipal Utilities of Algona, Iowa, celebrated its 135th anniversary with its customers at a community celebration on Wednesday, June 12.
Reliability
Learn about wildfire mitigation planning, from expertly assessing your utility’s risk to leveraging the latest technologies in preparedness and response. Walk through legislative and regulatory trends and get a grasp on the strategies and practices to keep your community safe and protect your assets
Generation
Utilities across the country are looking to develop natural gas generation projects at existing coal plant sites, with the advantage of existing infrastructure at those sites being among the key selling points for utilities.
Distributed Energy Resources
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on June 20 announced a new solicitation seeking large-scale renewable energy proposals for the state.
Generation
A new report from The Conference Board analyzes the potential that the rise of AI will fuel a major increase in electricity demand.
Energy Storage
The New York State Public Service Commission on June 20 approved a new framework for the state to achieve six gigawatts of energy storage by 2030, which represents at least 20 percent of the peak electricity load of New York State.
Reliability
High generator outage trends and ongoing inverter ride-through challenges signal potential risks that require mitigating action, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation said on June 20 in its 2024 State of Reliability report.
Energy Storage
Salt River Project and Plus Power on June 24 will host a ribbon-cutting event to commemorate the opening of two new battery storage facilities.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Texas public power utilities Austin Energy and CPS Energy have sent lineworkers to assist with power restoration efforts in Houston after severe storms left more than a million people without power.