Electricity Markets
Careful budgeting and disciplined spending resulted in total expenditures of $464.4 million in 2024 – only $2.9 million below that year’s original budget forecast, according to the latest figures recently shared with Grant PUD commissioners.
Generation
A new report released by the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project offers recommendations for utilities, states, and IT companies tied to the development of data centers.
Reliability
As Austin experiences hotter summers, colder winters and more extreme weather, Austin Energy is working to incorporate the results of two independent studies focused on its 5,000 miles of overhead electrical distribution lines into a comprehensive reliability plan.
Reliability
The American Public Power Association has honored 255 public power utilities with a "Certificate of Excellence in Reliability" for reliable performance in 2024.
Distributed Energy Resources
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that the New York Power Authority has acquired full ownership of a 20-megawatt solar energy generation project in the town of Fort Edward in Washington County.
Bills and Rates
South Dakota-based Heartland Energy recently launched Demand-Adjusted Technology Advantage, or DATA, an interruptible data center rate policy customers can use to facilitate construction and operation of data centers, while minimizing risk.