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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.”
Nearly 468,000 MW of new generation capacity is under development in the U.S., which is comparable to the total capacity under development this time last year, the American Public Power Association said.
Santee Cooper has undertaken a major capital project that primarily relies on South Carolina-located companies and resources to increase environmental protections at its two coal-fired generating stations in compliance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules.
The U.S. Department of Energy has released a preliminary list of 10 potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors “to accelerate the development of transmission projects in areas that present an urgent need for expanded transmission,” it said on May 8.
Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency hosted energy professionals from Eurasia and Sri Lanka that were visiting the United States as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s SABIT program.
Maine public power utility Kennebunk Light & Power District’s relationship with its customers is one of its greatest assets, said Anna Henderson, General Manager of KLPD. In a Q&A with Public Power Current, she also detailed mutual aid efforts in response to a recent nor'easter.
Vermont public power utility Morrisville Water and Light on May 8 reported that its Board of Trustees has approved an Energy Storage Service Agreement with Encore Renewable for the development of a five-megawatt battery storage project.
Burbank, Calif., City Manager Justin Hess has selected Assistant General Manager of Power Supply Mandip Samra as the General Manager of Burbank Water and Power, replacing Joseph Lillio who will resume his role as the Chief Financial Officer of Burbank Water and Power. Samra will assume the role of General Manager on May 19, 2024.
The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District board of directors on May 6 approved a new contract for power generated at the Jeffrey Hydro plant south of Brady, Neb. The approved agreement is with the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska and will run from July 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
Rich Wallen, Grant County PUD general manager and CEO, has announced his resignation from the Washington State public power utility. The resignation, which was given to Grant PUD’s Board of Commissioners on May 7, is effective on June 14.