Grid Modernization
New York Power Authority President and CEO Justin Driscoll recently met with Rochester, N.Y., Mayor Malik Evans to highlight NYPA’s $500,000 Smart Cities grant funding to support the purchase of smart nodes for the city’s streetlighting system.
Transmission
Several Upper Midwest energy companies filed plans on Sept. 29 with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to move forward with a transmission project in Minnesota and northeastern South Dakota.
Reliability
The Austin, Texas, City Council on Oct. 5 approved a new tool to aid public power utility Austin Energy in wildfire detection and response.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Members of the California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board visited California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District on Oct. 2.
Distributed Energy Resources
A coalition of New England states recently called for proposals to secure federal funding for regional collaboration on grid infrastructure.
Generation
Holtec International has submitted a filing with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to formally begin the process of seeking federal reauthorization of power operations at the 800-megawatt Palisades Power Plant in Covert Township, Michigan.