Customer Service
SPONSORED ADVERTISING FEATURE Utilities face several challenges as they address an increasing number of outages. About 83% of major U.S. power outages between 2000 and 2021 were driven by weather-related events, according to Climate Central. As customers grapple with these rising power interruptions
Grid Modernization
EPB Quantum℠ on Sept. 17 announced that it is enhancing its quantum computing resources by adding hybrid computing capabilities.
Generation
Eni and Commonwealth Fusion Systems on Sept. 22 announce a power offtake agreement worth more than $1 billion, expanding a longstanding strategic partnership between the companies to commercialize fusion power.
Energy Efficiency
BrightRidge and the Tennessee Valley Authority have marked the fifth anniversary of their Home Uplift partnership, a program that has brought home energy enhancements to hundreds of lower income BrightRidge homeowners.
Electricity Markets
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 19 signed into law a package of bills that, among other things, enables the Pathways Initiative for a voluntary, west-wide regional electricity market.
Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection marked the completion of Transition Cycle 1 Interconnection Studies Friday, sending out draft agreements for 130 New Service Requests to be completed or withdrawn by year’s end. This marks another milestone in PJM clearing its transition backlog, as only Transition Cycle 2
Bills and Rates
The Lincoln Electric System’s Administrative Board’s Finance Committee proposed a 2026 budget that includes a 3% systemwide increase to retail electric rates during LES’ Administrative Board meeting on Sept. 19.
Workforce
The Florida Municipal Power Agency has received a Top Workplaces of Central Florida award, presented by the Orlando Sentinel Media Group. This is the sixth consecutive year the Agency has been recognized as a Top Workplaces recipient.
Workforce
Tom Dankert will be taking the lead at Minnesota public power utility Austin Utilities on October 6. Mark Nibaur, Austin Utilities General Manager for the last 15 years, retired on September 18.
Bonds and Financing
The City Council of Norwich, Connecticut, recently approved the issuance of $150 million of revenue bonds for electric capital projects that will be pursued by Norwich Public Utilities, a public power utility.