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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid

Hurricane Milton Knocks Out Power to More Than Three Million Customers in Florida

Hurricane Milton, which made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane, knocked out power to more than three million customers in the state.
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Grid Modernization

Springfield Utility Board, Emerald People’s Utility District and NES to Participate in DOE-Funded Projects

Oregon public power utilities Springfield Utility Board and Emerald People’s Utility District, along with Tennessee public power utility Nashville Electric Service, are included among the communities that will receive funding and technical assistance to research, model, validate, and deploy local
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Reliability

NYPA Collaborates with Company on Fixed-Wing Drone Sensor Technology

Manifold Robotics, a developer of Unmanned Aircraft System technology for the electric power utility industry, recently announce the launch of a new product development effort to be conducted in cooperation with the New York Power Authority.
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Energy Storage

Michigan PSC Announces Funding for Sturgis, Michigan, Energy Storage Project

The Michigan Public Service Commission recently announced funding for an energy storage project in the public power community of Sturgis, Mich.
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Distributed Energy Resources

Grand Island Utilities Receives U.S. Department of Energy Funds for Solar Project

The U.S. Department of Energy has approved the Grand Island Utilities Department for an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant totaling $116,440. The funds will be used to cover the cost of a five-year plan for both the software and equipment modules needed to monitor a solar field.