Reliability
Significant decreases in nearly every recorded category, from total outages to impacted customer hours, illustrate a strong year for Grays Harbor PUD system reliability in 2023.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The following is a transcript of the April 22, 2024, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's
Generation
The Florida Municipal Power Agency hosted a tour of its Sand Lake Energy Center for members of its Board of Directors and Policy Makers Liaisons Committee. FMPA on Feb. 16 announced that it has taken ownership of the natural gas combined cycle generation plant.
Customer Service
For Georgetown, Texas, a public power community, one of the unexpected benefits of using TextPower has been the quiet. After the city started using TextPower, the volume of people phoning in outages dropped precipitously.
Energy Storage
Arevon Energy has signed a long-term tolling agreement with California community choice aggregator MCE for 188 megawatts of the Cormorant Energy Storage Project in California.
Electricity Markets
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on April 19 announced that she has recommended Janisse QuiƱones to serve as the new CEO and General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.