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Workforce
The Tennessee Valley Authority on July 25 will host the first-ever Tennessee Valley Women’s Policy Summit, in conjunction with Engage, which is a bipartisan women’s organization.
Reliability
The Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District board of directors approved the purchase of a new transformer for the Jeffrey hydro plant during its July board meeting.
Generation
Dominion Energy Virginia on July 10 announced it has issued a request for proposals from leading small modular reactor nuclear technology companies to evaluate the feasibility of developing an SMR at the company's North Anna Power Station in Louisa County, Va.
Customer Service
Power outages, wildfires, rooftop solar systems, and demand response programs create a need for utilities to communicate with customers quickly and clearly. Utilizing omnichannel communication systems can help ensure customers stay in the know and also help utilities respond to the many outage-related calls and emails from customers.
Distributed Energy Resources
The California Energy Commission on July 10 adopted a comprehensive strategic plan that will guide the development of offshore wind energy. The plan outlines analysis and strategies to deploy floating turbines off the state’s central and northern coasts with a planning goal of 25,000 megawatts of
Distributed Energy Resources
Platte River Power Authority and Qcells USA Corp. broke ground on northern Colorado’s largest solar generation project on July 10.
Grid Modernization
The New York Power Authority and Tennessee public power utilities CDE Lightband and EPB have earned the American Public Power Association’s 2024 Energy Innovator Award.
Grid Modernization
The Board of Directors for Florida public power utility Kissimmee Utility Authority approved a $293 million operating and capital budget for fiscal year 2025.