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Michigan State Reps. Jenn Hill and Donavan McKinney have introduced a two-bill package to help state residents, especially low-income residents, install battery storage systems and solar power systems at their homes and businesses.
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project in May completed the final installations for its smoke detection system pilot program. In collaboration with Poland-based SmokeD, SRP has set up twelve cameras across two testing sites in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest to alert the utility to
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on June 23 issued a Weather Watch from June 25-30 due to forecasted higher temperatures and higher electrical demand.
The Department of Energy has extended the deadline for a request for information related to the designation of national electric transmission corridors.
Crew members from Washington State’s Snohomish County PUD remain in Guam, helping with power restoration efforts after a typhoon knocked out power to a vast swath of customers in May.
Colorado Springs Utilities in July will issue two requests for proposals for 1,500 megawatts of new electric generation and 100 MW of energy storage.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper recently signed into law a bill that will, among other things, increase penalties for acts of damage to energy facilities.
The New York Power Authority and New York Transco recently announced that their proposed 90-mile electric transmission project was selected by the New York Independent System Operator for the delivery of offshore wind energy.