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The City of Dover Electric Department in Delaware is seeking proposals to augment its generation resources for full attribute solar power purchase agreements with a near-term commercial operation date.
Maryland public power utility Easton Utilities has named John Horner, Jr. as its next President and CEO, succeeding Hugh Grunden who retires on July 1. Horner currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Easton Utilities
Power outages, wildfires, rooftop solar systems, and demand response programs create a need for utilities to communicate with customers quickly and clearly. To achieve this goal, utility customers can benefit from advanced data analytics, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), and message automation.
Ninety-one of the nation’s more than 2,000 public power utilities earned the Reliable Public Power Provider designation from the American Public Power Association for providing reliable and safe electric service. The RP3® designation, which lasts for three years, recognizes public power utilities
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation and the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center recently released a lessons learned report tied to a late 2023 grid security exercise, GridEx VII. More than 15,000 participants from approximately 250 North American organizations took part in the two-day exercise.
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority in partnership with the American Public Power Association on April 7 officially launched Light Up Navajo V, a project to extend electric service to Navajo Nation households. This week the line workers are from the Salt River Project and the Grand River Dam Authority.
National Grid Ventures and Con Edison Transmission recently submitted a proposal to build transmission infrastructure that will carry offshore wind power to New Jersey’s electric grid.
Thirteen journeyman teams and 12 individual apprentices won awards at the American Public Power Association’s twenty-second annual Public Power Lineworkers Rodeo, held April 5-6, in Lafayette, Louisiana.