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Generation
The Energy Information Administration expects natural gas inventories to remain relatively high and natural gas spot prices to remain relatively low through 2025.
Customer Service
Power outage communications has become even more important as the number of storms and wildfires in the U.S. has increased over the last decade. With Message Broadcast’s communications platform, utilities can create and send personalized emergency messages through its Enterprise Omnichannel Notification System
Workforce
The JEA board of directors of Florida public power utility JEA on April 15 accepted the resignation of Managing Director and CEO Jay Stowe at a special board meeting.
Environment
To keep pace with increasing water demand as Central Florida’s population grows, the Board of Commissioners for Florida public power utility OUC voted on April 9 to approve a new alternative water supply project.
Electric Vehicles
A new study found that electric vehicle efficiency improvements have the potential to significantly reduce future electric infrastructure buildout, energy usage, and consumer costs over the next three decades.
Environment
Washington State’s Snohomish County PUD recently announced a pilot program designed to provide funding support for selected tree planting projects in public green spaces and urban areas.
Grid Modernization
The U.S. Department of Energy released a report that it said shows how commercially available advanced grid solutions can cost effectively increase the existing grid’s capacity to support upwards of 20-100 gigawatts of peak demand growth.
Electricity Markets
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced funding for six projects aimed at improving state and regional engagement in wholesale electricity markets. The projects announced on April 11 “will help facilitate the improvement or creation of more efficient and flexible wholesale markets, which will be essential to ensure grid resilience and reliability as new load and generation come online,” DOE said.
Safety
The Northwest Public Power Association recently recognized Idaho Falls Power for its improvements in workplace and employee safety.
Distributed Energy Resources
Origis Energy on April 16 announced the close of a $136 million construction financing facility and conversion to term loan with MUFG for the Rice Creek Solar project under construction in Putnam County, Florida, for the Florida Municipal Power Agency and its members.