grid
Generation
The U.S. Department of Energy has updated Form DOE-417, Emergency Incident and Disturbance Report.
With support from APPA’s DEED program, WPPI Energy created a guidebook outlining the basic building blocks of successfully rolling out a GEB program.
drone
Reliability
As operational challenges multiply, some utilities have found drones to be an effective tool to optimize limited resources and maintain safe and reliable service. Many utilities have either hired drone service providers that use professional pilots or started dedicated aviation units with their utility. In contrast, Skydio uses artificial intelligence to interpret the visual data coming from the fisheye cameras that serve as a drone’s “eyes.”
grid
Reliability
The House Natural Resources Committee on June 26 approved H.R. 8790, the Fix Our Forests Act.
sub
Generation
Total U.S. electricity demand has remained relatively stable at around 4,000 terawatt-hours since 2010, but as electrification accelerates, that’s about to change, consulting group Rystad Energy said on June 24.
solar
Distributed Energy Resources
Ampion Renewable Energy has entered into a partnership with the Wendy’s Company under which nearly 100 company-operated restaurants and approximately 40 franchise restaurants in New York, Illinois, and Massachusetts are now enrolled in an Ampion program that bundles renewable energy certificates with community solar projects.