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The Long Island Power Authority Board of Trustees on March 29 voted to modernize electric rates for residential customers throughout Long Island and the Rockaways beginning in 2024 with a standard time-of-day rate and an optional super off-peak rate.
Efficiency standards for distribution transformers proposed by the Department of Energy would worsen current distribution transformer supply shortages and, to the extent that they are even feasible, would impose significant costs on consumers, the American Public Power Association said.
Cañon City, Colo., is taking a closer look at its electric utility options including the possible formation of a public power utility.
The United States Department of Agriculture has granted the Jefferson County Public Utility District No. 1 in Washington a $5.4 million loan that the public power utility plans to use to expand the rollout of advanced metering infrastructure and broadband services.
Michigan public power utility Grand Haven Board of Light & Power is performing significantly better than both state and national averages across a range of reliability areas.
The strategic location of electric vehicle charging stations could help solve some of the impediments to more widespread adoption of the technology, according to a study by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
During the 2023 Electric Cities of Georgia conference, the City of Fairburn's Utilities Department was awarded the Jeff Cook Silver Award Plaque for Safety Excellence.
Salt River Project’s Board of Directors has named Jim Pratt as the company’s new General Manager and CEO, the Arizona public power utility said on March 23. Pratt will officially start his new role on May 5.