Electricity Markets
Supporters of efforts to replace investor-owned Rochester Gas & Electric in New York State with a public power utility are vowing to continue their municipalization efforts in the wake of a recent vote by the Monroe County Legislature that rejected a proposal to fund a public power study.
Security
Public power utilities will need to continue to increase and prioritize investments in cyber security, including operational technology and information technology investments and robust cyber policies and practices, in order to address heightened risks, Fitch Ratings said.
Distributed Energy Resources
Construction is set to start this month on a 12.5-megawatt solar generation facility in Grand Island, Nebraska, the City of Grand Island Utilities Department reported on Nov. 14.
Electricity Markets
The Silicon Valley Clean Energy Board of Directors has selected Monica Padilla as the community choice energy agency’s next CEO.
Distributed Energy Resources
Orsted, in a deal with software company SparkCognition, plans to deploy artificial intelligence across its fleet of renewable energy assets.
Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 13 released a final rule that sets timelines and processes for states and federal plans to implement emissions guidelines under Clean Air Act section 111(d).