storage
Energy Storage
Texas public power utility CPS Energy has entered into a long-term storage capacity agreement with OCI Energy for a 120 megawatt/480 megawatt-hour battery energy storage project called “Alamo City ESS LLC,” which will be located in south Bexar County, Texas.
grid
Bonds and Financing
California-based Sonoma Clean Power has issued its first bond for the purpose of lowering the cost of renewable energy.
storage
Energy Storage
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office announced a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $289.7 million to Sunwealth Holdco 18 LLC’s Project Polo.
grid
Grid Modernization
The American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments program approved $477,961 in funding for nine public power utility projects that aim to improve utility operations and services with novel techniques and technologies.
grid
Reliability
​​​​​​​Xcel Energy is increasing its wildfire detection and mitigation efforts in the Texas Panhandle by introducing artificial intelligence to spot fires early, the company said.
people
Workforce
Washington State’s Chelan PUD welcomed three new senior managers in recent months -- Chief Energy Resources Officer Janet Jaspers, Chief Financial and Risk Officer Sridhar Krishnan and Dan Koch, Chief Operating Officer.