Distributed Energy Resources
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Nov. 20 announced the completed installation of the first offshore wind turbine for South Fork Wind, a historic milestone for New York’s offshore wind development and what will be the first completed utility-scale wind farm in the United States in federal waters.
Transmission
The New York State Public Service Commission on Nov. 16 approved $1.4 billion in financing for NY Transco’s Propel NY Energy transmission project.
Security
The U.S. Department of Energy on Nov. 16 announced a $70 million funding opportunity to enhance the cybersecurity posture of electric cooperative, municipal, and small investor-owned utilities.
Community Engagement
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Nov. 16 announced a comprehensive plan to build, operate and maintain a city-owned network of electric vehicle fast-charger stations in the city’s underserved communities.
Electricity Markets
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on Nov. 17 said it has canceled the procurement from a request for proposal it issued in October seeking additional capacity due to the limited response from the market, which included only a small 11.1 MW of potentially eligible capacity. In the RFP, ERCOT
Customer Service
When they started using TextPower for outage notifications, utility managers for the City of Gastonia in North Carolina could not foresee the multiple ways in which the service would grow.