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Florida public power utility Gainesville Regional Utilities is reducing its electric fuel adjustment on July 1, saving a residential electric customer using 1,000 kWh $15 a month, it said on June 26.
California community choice aggregator Clean Power Alliance has arranged for the issuance of its second municipal non-recourse Clean Energy Project Revenue Bond through the California Community Choice Financing Authority, the CCA said on June 20.
The Board of Port Commissioners for the Port of Oakland, Calif., recently agreed to purchase up to $13.5 million worth of geothermal energy over 12 years.
Michigan State Reps. Jenn Hill and Donavan McKinney have introduced a two-bill package to help state residents, especially low-income residents, install battery storage systems and solar power systems at their homes and businesses.
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project in May completed the final installations for its smoke detection system pilot program. In collaboration with Poland-based SmokeD, SRP has set up twelve cameras across two testing sites in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest to alert the utility to
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on June 23 issued a Weather Watch from June 25-30 due to forecasted higher temperatures and higher electrical demand.
The Department of Energy has extended the deadline for a request for information related to the designation of national electric transmission corridors.
Crew members from Washington State’s Snohomish County PUD remain in Guam, helping with power restoration efforts after a typhoon knocked out power to a vast swath of customers in May.