Maine public power utility Kennebunk Light & Power District’s relationship with its customers is one of its greatest assets, said Anna Henderson, General Manager of KLPD. In a Q&A with Public Power Current, she also detailed mutual aid efforts in response to a recent nor'easter.

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency hosted energy professionals from Eurasia and Sri Lanka that were visiting the United States as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s SABIT program.

The U.S. Department of Energy has released a preliminary list of 10 potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors “to accelerate the development of transmission projects in areas that present an urgent need for expanded transmission,” it said on May 8.

Santee Cooper has undertaken a major capital project that primarily relies on South Carolina-located companies and resources to increase environmental protections at its two coal-fired generating stations in compliance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules.

Nearly 468,000 MW of new generation capacity is under development in the U.S., which is comparable to the total capacity under development this time last year, the American Public Power Association said.

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.”