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Jolene Thompson recently detailed her goals as President and CEO of American Municipal Power (AMP), how AMP and its members have successfully responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and what she is focused on in terms of her responsibilities as chair of the American Public Power Association’s Board of Directors.
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a multi-year cost-share award of $1.355 billion to a new special purpose entity wholly owned by Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) for the development and construction of the Carbon Free Power Project, which will be the first NuScale small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) project in the U.S.
Management at Florida public power utility Orlando Utilities Commission on Oct. 14 released a recommendation to significantly reduce the use of coal by the utility no later than 2025 and eliminate it no later than 2027.
The PUD will supply the hydrogen for the demonstration project from an electrolyzer slated to be completed in 2021.
The Federal Emergency Management Administration approved $9.6 billion for the Puerto Rico Electrical Power Authority to repair damage to its electric grid caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017 and bring the system up to standards to be capable of withstanding future hurricanes.
Middleborough Gas and Electric Department (MGED) in Massachusetts has entered into an agreement for a two-year electric vehicle pilot program in a partnership with FleetCarma.
Traverse City Light & Power (TCL&P) in Michigan, with help from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), has launched an on-bill financing program for home energy improvements for residential customers.
Nearly 40 percent of Arizona-based EV customers say that costs associated with charging their vehicles are lower or much lower than expected, according to the results from a survey released by Arizona public power utility Salt River Project.