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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.
Moody’s Investor Services has upgraded Florida public power utility JEA’s water/wastewater and district energy systems senior and subordinated bond ratings and financial outlook in its latest rating action, JEA reported on Sept. 29.
The American Public Power Association has earned an American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) “Power of A Summit Award” for the Light Up Navajo project, a partnership with the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA), which connected hundreds of Navajo households to the electric grid for the first time.
The Department of Energy announced $12 million in cooperative agreements with the American Public Power Association and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association to develop cybersecurity solutions for utilities, with $6 million allocated to each organization.