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Distributed Energy Resources
Orsted, in a deal with software company SparkCognition, plans to deploy artificial intelligence across its fleet of renewable energy assets.
Electricity Markets
The Silicon Valley Clean Energy Board of Directors has selected Monica Padilla as the community choice energy agency’s next CEO.
Distributed Energy Resources
Construction is set to start this month on a 12.5-megawatt solar generation facility in Grand Island, Nebraska, the City of Grand Island Utilities Department reported on Nov. 14.
Security
Public power utilities will need to continue to increase and prioritize investments in cyber security, including operational technology and information technology investments and robust cyber policies and practices, in order to address heightened risks, Fitch Ratings said.
Grid Modernization
The Biden-Harris Administration on Nov. 14 announced up to $3.9 billion available through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program.
Energy Storage
The Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative recently issued a request for proposals seeking bids for the purchase of stand-alone energy storage contracts for five battery energy storage systems.
Electricity Markets
The Nebraska Public Power District and the Northwest Rural Public Power District have agreed to pursue a wholesale power supply contract starting May 1, 2024, following votes by NRPPD’s and NPPD’s Board of Directors.
Distributed Energy Resources
Congestion is causing a rise in wind and solar power curtailments in the California Independent System Operator region, according to the Energy Information Administration.