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The American Public Power Association Board of Directors recently approved the appointment of Travas Deal, CEO of Colorado Springs Utilities and Peter Dion, General Manager of Wakefield Gas and Light Department, to serve on the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council. The CEO-led ESCC serves as
The Rochester, N.Y., City Council on June 18 voted to keep $500,000 in the city budget to lower energy bills for Rochester residents.
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation has analyzed 10 large-scale disturbances on the bulk power system that involved the widespread and unexpected reduction in output of inverter-based resources since 2016, it reported in early June.
Avangrid has launched an artificial intelligence pilot aimed at enhancing customer service at its utility subsidiaries.
energyRe on June 18 announced that it has submitted multiple proposals, collectively the Clean Borough Power Link, in response to the New York Independent System Operator's New York City Public Policy Transmission Need.
The following is a transcript of the June 17, 2024, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's news
As operational challenges multiply, some utilities have found drones to be an effective tool to optimize limited resources and maintain safe and reliable service. Many utilities have either hired drone service providers that use professional pilots or started dedicated aviation units with their utility. In contrast, Skydio uses artificial intelligence to interpret the visual data coming from the fisheye cameras that serve as a drone’s “eyes.”
With support from APPA’s DEED program, WPPI Energy created a guidebook outlining the basic building blocks of successfully rolling out a GEB program.
The U.S. Department of Energy has updated Form DOE-417, Emergency Incident and Disturbance Report.
The City of Waterville, Kansas, in cooperation with KPP Energy, announced the completion of a significant infrastructure project at the Waterville Substation.