Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Florida Municipal Electric Association on Oct. 9 said that it has mobilized a restoration workforce that has grown to more than 2,500 personnel from 22 states with Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall in the state late Wednesday into Thursday morning.
Distributed Energy Resources
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved the Grand Island Utilities Department for an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant totaling $116,440. The funds will be used to cover the cost of a five-year plan for both the software and equipment modules needed to monitor a solar field.
With support from APPA’s DEED program, Burbank Water & Power (BWP) installed and connected a 75 kW iron flow battery to a 265 kW solar array on the BWP EcoCampus, successfully deploying the first utility-scale energy storage project in the City of Burbank. In this webinar, BWP staff will provide an
Energy Storage
The Michigan Public Service Commission recently announced funding for an energy storage project in the public power community of Sturgis, Mich.
Reliability
Manifold Robotics, a developer of Unmanned Aircraft System technology for the electric power utility industry, recently announce the launch of a new product development effort to be conducted in cooperation with the New York Power Authority.
Grid Modernization
Oregon public power utilities Springfield Utility Board and Emerald People’s Utility District, along with Tennessee public power utility Nashville Electric Service, are included among the communities that will receive funding and technical assistance to research, model, validate, and deploy local
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Hurricane Milton, which made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane, knocked out power to more than three million customers in the state.
Transmission
The PJM Interconnection on Oct. 8 briefed stakeholders on the 2024 Regional Transmission Expansion Plan Window 1, which closed Sept. 17.
Generation
Santee Cooper has strengthened its generation management team with the recent appointments of Darla Barnette as Manager of Renewable Generation and Ged Moree as Manager of Winyah Generating Station. Both appointments took effect Sept. 28.
Electricity Markets
Nominations for the American Public Power Association’s Policy Makers Council are being accepted through November 22, 2024.