Environment
The Board of Commissioners of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power approved a motion that will result in the integration of biodiversity initiatives and nature-based solutions throughout the Department’s operations.
Customer Service
With Message Broadcast’s communications platform, utilities can create and send personalized emergency messages through its Enterprise Omnichannel Notification System.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Nebraska public power utilities were hard at work over the weekend restoring power in the wake of severe storms and tornadoes that hit the state. Nebraska Public Power District on Saturday, April 27, reported that it was sending a 22-man team to Omaha to aid Omaha Public Power District in power
Reliability
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration recently awarded Colorado Springs Utilities with a $5.2 million Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization grant.
Electricity Markets
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s most recent generator interconnection queue’s cumulative results highlight that renewable generation and storage continue to dominate new applications in the 15-state region. Preliminary results include 600 applications representing approximately 123 GW of new generation across the MISO footprint.
Electricity Markets
The nation’s electric grid and natural gas system largely operated without any major incidents during the January 2024 severe weather that swept Arctic air across much of North America, staff with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation said.