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Florida public power utility Kissimmee Utility Authority has launched a new online energy assessment tool to assist customers with managing their energy bill.
Reliability
A new substation is now operational in Hurricane City, Utah, a public power community.
Learn about the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program during this free webinar. A federal official will provide an overview of the CFI Program and the funding available under the Round 2 NOFO, outline eligibility and application requirements, and describe the
Reliability
In an effort to aid crews in identifying hazardous vegetation growth in a sometimes heavily forested service territory, the Eugene Water and Electric Board is utilizing a new satellite-based forestry analytics software called Overstory, the Oregon public power utility recently reported.
Reliability
Memphis Light, Gas and Water has hired PLP Inspection Services, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle contractor, to inspect the public power utility’s electric transmission system structures with drones over the next six weeks, it said on June 24.
Reliability
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.”
Grid Modernization
New research examines the question of whether large-language models, like those that power ChatGPT, can help run and maintain the energy grid.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The American Public Power Association and officials from public power utilities recently wrapped up a day and a half mutual aid workshop and exercise in Oklahoma.
Reliability
Six members of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems have been approved for five projects in the first round of funding offered through a new Infrastructure Grant Program, UAMPS reported.
Reliability
in a recent interview with APPA, Joseph Bunch, General Manager and CEO for New Smyrna Beach Utilities, detailed the steps the utility has taken in recent years to improve reliability. He also detailed how the utility benefits from its membership in the Florida Municipal Power Agency.