The California Independent System Operator recently announced the selection of Viridon to implement the Manning–Metcalf project.

Five years ago, Imperial Irrigation District (IID) relied primarily on social media to communicate outage information—without a way to reach customers directly. All that changed in 2021 when IID tapped Arcos TextPower, implementing the messaging system in two phases, said Nadir Bahar, information technology systems analyst at IID.

The Southwest Power Pool, responsible for coordinating electric reliability in a 17-state area in the central and western United States, projects the availability of enough generation to meet growing energy needs this summer.

In the latest example of KPP Energy’s efforts to strengthen electric reliability for its member communities, the Board of Directors for the Kansas joint action agency in April approved Mulvane, Ellinwood and Greensburg as host communities for new generating units.

ISO New England continues to expand its ability to forecast the growth and impact of “behind-the-meter” resources, including solar panels and batteries.