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Electricity Markets
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has received 125 notices of intent to apply for a loan through the Texas Energy Fund’s In-ERCOT Generation Loan Program.
Reliability
As operational challenges multiply, some utilities have found drones to be an effective tool to optimize limited resources and maintain safe and reliable service. Many utilities have either hired drone service providers that use professional pilots or started dedicated aviation units with their utility. In contrast, Skydio uses artificial intelligence to interpret the visual data coming from the fisheye cameras that serve as a drone’s “eyes.”
Reliability
CPS Energy recently presented the utility’s efforts to its Board of Trustees as part of summer preparedness. The San Antonio utility has now completed preparedness activities as part of the formal response to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
Environment
The Bonneville Power Administration and the Spokane Tribe of Indians signed a memorandum of agreement that provides the Tribe with 10 years of fish and wildlife habitat funding for blocked areas of the upper Columbia River Basin.
Generation
The Texas A&M University System took its first steps toward creating a peaker power network on land it owns across the state to help stabilize the Texas power grid during peak demand, it said on May 29.
Bills and Rates
Florida public power utility OUC unveiled details about a plan designed to modernize OUC’s electric pricing structures.
Energy Storage
ESS Tech, Inc. and Burbank Water and Power on May 31 celebrated the commissioning of BWP’s first long duration energy storage system.
Distributed Energy Resources
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project is requesting information from solar and/or storage installers, financing entities and any other interested parties regarding the installation of distributed solar and/or energy storage systems interconnected directly to SRP’s distribution system.