Customer Service
College Station Utilities, which serves College Station community members, has seen higher customer satisfaction since implementing text messaging. Customers benefit from the utility’s communication about outages, both planned and unplanned, through TextPower, an ARCOS company that provides mission-critical communications via text.
Reliability
Tennessee public power utility Memphis Light, Gas and Water in June cut the ribbon for a new electric substation in Collierville, Tenn.
Energy Efficiency
California community choice aggregator Silicon Valley Clean Energy in June announced the official launch of its innovative new financing pilot program, designed to make clean energy home upgrades more accessible and affordable for residents across 13 Santa Clara County, California, communities. The
Security
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) and the National Security Agency (NSA) on June 30 issued a joint statement on potential targeted cyber activity against U.S. critical infrastructure by Iran.
Distributed Energy Resources
BrightNight, its joint venture partner Cordelio Power, and the Southwest Public Power Agency announced in June the commercial operation of the Box Canyon Solar Project.
Generation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved Dominion Energy South Carolina’s application to extend the operating license for V.C. Summer Nuclear Station for an additional 20 years.