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SPONSORED ADVERTISING FEATURE Utilities face several challenges as they address an increasing number of outages. About 83% of major U.S. power outages between 2000 and 2021 were driven by weather-related events, according to Climate Central. As customers grapple with these rising power interruptions
The Florida Municipal Power Agency has received a Top Workplaces of Central Florida award, presented by the Orlando Sentinel Media Group. This is the sixth consecutive year the Agency has been recognized as a Top Workplaces recipient.
The PJM Interconnection marked the completion of Transition Cycle 1 Interconnection Studies Friday, sending out draft agreements for 130 New Service Requests to be completed or withdrawn by year’s end. This marks another milestone in PJM clearing its transition backlog, as only Transition Cycle 2
BrightRidge and the Tennessee Valley Authority have marked the fifth anniversary of their Home Uplift partnership, a program that has brought home energy enhancements to hundreds of lower income BrightRidge homeowners.
Tom Dankert will be taking the lead at Minnesota public power utility Austin Utilities on October 6. Mark Nibaur, Austin Utilities General Manager for the last 15 years, retired on September 18.
The City Council of Norwich, Connecticut, recently approved the issuance of $150 million of revenue bonds for electric capital projects that will be pursued by Norwich Public Utilities, a public power utility.
The South Carolina Association of Municipal Power Systems recently announced that it is changing its name to Palmetto Power Cities.
As EPB CEO David Wade announced he will retire by fall of 2026, the EPB Board concluded its leadership planning process by naming Janet Rehberg, currently EPB's President of Strategic Initiatives, to serve as President & CEO-elect during the remainder of Wade’s tenure, the Tennessee public power utility said on Sept. 19.