The Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority on July 9 announced the commissioning of the Woodward Energy Storage project, a new 40-megawatt, four-hour battery energy storage facility designed to enhance OMPA’s power supply to its 43 municipal members.

The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities on July 17 said it was actively responding to widespread outages across Wyandotte County, Kansas, following severe storms on July 16, which caused extensive damage to power lines, poles, and critical infrastructure throughout the community.

With projections for developers to add a healthy amount of natural gas-fired generation in the U.S. over the next several years and data centers planning to utilize natural gas generation to power their operations, the energy sector is grappling with backlogs for natural gas turbines.

As part of ongoing efforts to transform and modernize Puerto Rico’s electric system, LUMA on July 15 said it has integrated advanced LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology into its aviation and ground patrol operations.

Another year, another clean Grays Harbor PUD financial report from the Office of the Washington State Auditor, the Washington State PUD reported in late June.

Texas public power utility CPS Energy continues expanding its customer payment options with the launch of Pay-by-Text, a convenient new way for customers to pay their energy bills directly through a text message, it said this month.