Energy Storage
The Michigan Public Service Commission recently announced funding for an energy storage project in the public power community of Sturgis, Mich.
With support from APPA’s DEED program, Burbank Water & Power (BWP) installed and connected a 75 kW iron flow battery to a 265 kW solar array on the BWP EcoCampus, successfully deploying the first utility-scale energy storage project in the City of Burbank. In this webinar, BWP staff will provide an
Distributed Energy Resources
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.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Florida Municipal Electric Association on Oct. 9 said that it has mobilized a restoration workforce that has grown to more than 2,500 personnel from 22 states with Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall in the state late Wednesday into Thursday morning.
Distributed Energy Resources
The New York Power Authority has released a draft Strategic Plan for expanding renewable energy resources in New York State to advance Governor Kathy Hochul’s climate and renewable energy goals.
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee have developed a new automated drone inspection system that can respond rapidly to unusual electric grid behavior, especially in remote areas that are tough for a worker to reach.