Electricity Markets
Three new state-of-the-art engines now operating at Springville City’s Whitehead Power Plant will save Springville residents hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in power costs while also lowering carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from the plant.
Transmission
The Bonneville Power Administration integrated a new tool this summer to improve its real-time transmission system monitoring.
Workforce
The Board of Directors of Florida public power utility voted to make Vickie Cavey JEA’s CEO and managing director, removing “interim” from her title effective Sept. 24.
Distributed Energy Resources
The International City/County Management Association and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council recently launched Energy Ready, a new integrated effort funded by the U.S. Department of Energy that supports local governments with free technical assistance and recognizes their improvements in planning, zoning, and for permitting distributed energy generation.
The Rochelle Municipal Utilities Electric Department has been awarded a $150,000 grant through the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, the Illinois public power utility said on Sept. 18.
Distributed Energy Resources
Washington State’s Clallam County PUD has been awarded two competitive grants from the Washington State Department of Commerce to support clean energy projects.