Reliability
A new substation is now operational in Hurricane City, Utah, a public power community.
Bills and Rates
Florida public power utility Kissimmee Utility Authority has launched a new online energy assessment tool to assist customers with managing their energy bill.
Energy Storage
Electricity utilities are increasingly reporting that they are using energy storage batteries to move electricity from periods of low prices to periods of high prices, a strategy known as arbitrage, according to new information published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Generation
New rules from the Environmental Protection Agency could accelerate the retirement of existing coal-fired generating facilities and limit new baseload natural gas facilities, hampering the public power sector's ability to meet growing electricity demand, Fitch Rating said recently.
Electricity Markets
Low natural gas prices and mild temperatures during the winter of 2023/2024 resulted in the lowest seasonal energy prices since 2020, according to the latest quarterly report from ISO New England’s Internal Market Monitor.
Reliability
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator and the Organization of MISO States on June 20 released the annual OMS-MISO survey results, which indicate a growing capacity deficit beginning in the 2025/26 planning year.