Reliability
In an effort to aid crews in identifying hazardous vegetation growth in a sometimes heavily forested service territory, the Eugene Water and Electric Board is utilizing a new satellite-based forestry analytics software called Overstory, the Oregon public power utility recently reported.
Learn about the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant Program during this free webinar. A federal official will provide an overview of the CFI Program and the funding available under the Round 2 NOFO, outline eligibility and application requirements, and describe the
Reliability
A new substation is now operational in Hurricane City, Utah, a public power community.
Bills and Rates
Florida public power utility Kissimmee Utility Authority has launched a new online energy assessment tool to assist customers with managing their energy bill.
Energy Storage
Electricity utilities are increasingly reporting that they are using energy storage batteries to move electricity from periods of low prices to periods of high prices, a strategy known as arbitrage, according to new information published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Generation
New rules from the Environmental Protection Agency could accelerate the retirement of existing coal-fired generating facilities and limit new baseload natural gas facilities, hampering the public power sector's ability to meet growing electricity demand, Fitch Rating said recently.