The U.S. Department of Energy has approved the Grand Island Utilities Department for an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant totaling $116,440. The funds will be used to cover the cost of a five-year plan for both the software and equipment modules needed to monitor a solar field.

The Florida Municipal Electric Association on Oct. 9 said that it has mobilized a restoration workforce that has grown to more than 2,500 personnel from 22 states with Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall in the state late Wednesday into Thursday morning.

The New York Power Authority has released a draft Strategic Plan for expanding renewable energy resources in New York State to advance Governor Kathy Hochul’s climate and renewable energy goals.

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee have developed a new automated drone inspection system that can respond rapidly to unusual electric grid behavior, especially in remote areas that are tough for a worker to reach.

Public power utility crews from across the U.S. have deployed to Florida in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, which is projected to make landfall in central Florida Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Utilizing omnichannel communication systems can help ensure customers stay in the know and also help utilities respond to the many outage-related calls and emails from customers as power outages, wildfires, rooftop solar systems, and demand response programs create a need for utilities to communicate with customers quickly and clearly.