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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on Sept. 13 announced a target go-live date of December 5, 2025, which is earlier than the originally contemplated go-live timeframe of mid-2026, for the implementation of real-time co-optimization in the ERCOT market.
The following is a transcript of the August 19, 2024, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's
In a recent Q&A with the American Public Power Association, Brad Bickett, general manager of Kentucky public power utility Henderson Municipal Power and Light, details the ways in which the utility is proactively engaging with its customers in terms of explaining the value of public power and discusses how HMPL consistently keeps customers front of mind.
Power restoration efforts were underway on Sept. 12 after Hurricane Francine made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in Louisiana. Francine has since been downgraded to a tropical depression.
David Garcia has been named General Manager of California public power utility Riverside Public Utilities after serving in the role on an interim basis since mid-April.
Clean Power Alliance on Sept. 12 said it has issued its third municipal non-recourse Clean Energy Project Revenue Bond through the California Community Choice Financing Authority.
For the first time, Oak Ridge National Laboratory will run equipment developed at its research facilities on a commercially available quantum network at EPB Quantum Network℠ powered by Qubitekk, Tennessee public power utility EPB said on Sept. 11.
Seattle City Light’s 2025-2030 strategic plan update was formally approved by the Seattle City Council the week of Sept. 4.