The Loan Programs Office of the Department of Energy this week said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Electric Power Research Institute aimed at improving the understanding and integration of virtual power plants.
Fred Christie, the Chief Information Officer for Maryland public power utility Easton Utilities, has been selected to participate in the 2024 Operational Technology Defender Fellowship, a highly selective education program created, funded, and led by the Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response.
Recent extreme weather events have shown that the Lower Snake River Dams are an irreplaceable resource not just in the future but right now -- both in terms of energy, capacity, and other grid services key to maintaining reliable electricity, Scott Corwin, President and CEO of the American Public Power Association, said in a statement for the record submitted to key House members on Jan. 29.
The Bonneville Power Administration on Jan. 30 detailed how plunging temperatures across the Pacific Northwest that stayed below freezing for four days from Jan. 12-16 were no match for the Federal Columbia River Power System.
As customer interest in and adoption of grid-edge technologies - such as smart home devices, battery storage, rooftop solar and electric vehicles - expands, utilities will need to rethink their...
At its December 2023 regular board meeting, the Board of Directors for the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency adopted the agency’s sustainability plan, which sets forth the agency’s vision for reducing to net-zero the carbon emissions of the power supply delivered to member municipalities by 2050.