Community Engagement
In a recent Q&A with the American Public Power Association, Brad Bickett, general manager of Kentucky public power utility Henderson Municipal Power and Light, details the ways in which the utility is proactively engaging with its customers in terms of explaining the value of public power and discusses how HMPL consistently keeps customers front of mind.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Power restoration efforts were underway on Sept. 12 after Hurricane Francine made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in Louisiana. Francine has since been downgraded to a tropical depression.
David Garcia has been named General Manager of California public power utility Riverside Public Utilities after serving in the role on an interim basis since mid-April.
Bonds and Financing
Clean Power Alliance on Sept. 12 said it has issued its third municipal non-recourse Clean Energy Project Revenue Bond through the California Community Choice Financing Authority.
Grid Modernization
For the first time, Oak Ridge National Laboratory will run equipment developed at its research facilities on a commercially available quantum network at EPB Quantum Network℠ powered by Qubitekk, Tennessee public power utility EPB said on Sept. 11.
Electricity Markets
Seattle City Light’s 2025-2030 strategic plan update was formally approved by the Seattle City Council the week of Sept. 4.
Workforce
Florida public power utility JEA has hired longtime City of Jacksonville, Fla., human resources leader Diane Moser to be its chief human resources officer. JEA also announced the promotion of Ricky Erixton to deputy chief operating officer
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Utilities working to restore power to customers in the wake of Hurricane Francine are making steady progress in their efforts.
Reliability
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project is utilizing an underwater drone, which has been in use since 2020, to monitor its power and water assets.
Electricity Markets
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on Sept. 13 announced a target go-live date of December 5, 2025, which is earlier than the originally contemplated go-live timeframe of mid-2026, for the implementation of real-time co-optimization in the ERCOT market.