bonds
Bonds and Financing
The Santee Cooper Board of Directors recently unanimously approved the sale of approximately $460 million in bonds to fund capital improvement projects and refinance debt issued in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
cyber
Security
The U.S. Department of Energy, in collaboration with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL), delivered eight sessions of CyberStrike training as part of a proactive approach to energy security for the 2028 Olympics.
How to properly select, inspect, and use PPE to stay safe on the job.
How to assess different traffic patterns, select the correct work zone configuration, and apply best practices to maintain safety for workers, motorists, and pedestrians while performing tasks in different roadway environments.
storage batteries
Energy Storage
Texas public power utility Austin Energy is launching an innovative battery demand response pilot program designed to give customers new ways to support grid reliability while earning performance awards.
grid
Reliability
Kyle Turpin, Manager for Energy Policy and Reliability Standards at the American Public Power Association, has been selected as a member of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s standard drafting team for new reliability standards associated with large computational loads.
CMU staff overseeing repairs to the twin turbine generator
Generation
Chillicothe Municipal Utilities has repaired and returned a 40 megawatt gas-fired, dual fuel twin turbine generation unit back into service.
grid
Reliability
The U.S. Senate should pass the Reliable Power Act (H.R. 3616/S. 3034) to give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in conjunction with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, a formal role in determining the reliability impacts of federal regulations, the American Public Power Association said in a statement for the record for a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the state of the bulk power system.
people
Workforce
The Lansing Board of Water & Light, a Michigan public power utility, has earned a Diversity Star Award from the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce.
grid
Workforce
AMP has opened a 10,000-square-foot expansion of the AMP Member Training Center, a major project that marks further investment in the AMP Lineworker Training Program.