Distributed Energy Resources
A new report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory takes a closer look at customer tradeoffs when it comes to the use of home solar plus energy storage systems, quantifying how utility bill savings and the reliability value from mitigated power interruptions vary with reserve levels.
Distributed Energy Resources
Vermont public power utility Stowe Electric Department on Oct. 18 announced its collaboration with Slippery Slope Goats LLC and Agritech Institute for Small Farms to launch an innovative grazing pilot program designed to sustainably manage vegetation along transmission lines.
Bills and Rates
The City of Denton, Texas, recently unveiled "Powerful Connections," an initiative that allows individuals to gift payments toward utility services -- electricity, water, and solid waste and recycling.
Generation
Missouri-based Evergy on Oct. 21 announced it will invest in two new 705-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas plants that will be built in Kansas. The plants are expected to begin operating in 2029 and 2030.
Reliability
Construction is underway on a new substation project that will help bring even more reliable power to NES customers, the Nashville, Tenn.-based public power utility said. The project will serve roughly a third of the downtown core business district and accompany the long-term growth of the downtown
Community Engagement
During recent committee meetings for the Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors, OPPD Vice President Cliff Fleener shared an update on the district’s progress in the area of environmental stewardship. Kate Thomas, Director of Corporate Marketing and Communications, offered details on stakeholder outreach and engagement efforts.
Electricity Markets
The New York ISO has provided a 30-day extension for resolving insufficient applications in its new interconnection process.
Workforce
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Electricity Markets
American Municipal Power is honoring Alexa Ray, a Power Supply Analyst at AMP, with its 2024 AMP Employee Innovator Award, AMP said on Oct. 21.
Electricity Markets
Serving surging data center power consumption could require more than $2 trillion in new energy generation resources worldwide, according to a new report released by Bain & Company.