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As energy producers accelerate their preparations for the upcoming winter season, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation “remains concerned about maintaining sufficient natural gas supplies to address extreme winter conditions,” it said on Sept. 13.
Florida public power utility JEA has hired longtime City of Jacksonville, Fla., human resources leader Diane Moser to be its chief human resources officer. JEA also announced the promotion of Ricky Erixton to deputy chief operating officer
Utilities working to restore power to customers in the wake of Hurricane Francine are making steady progress in their efforts.
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project is utilizing an underwater drone, which has been in use since 2020, to monitor its power and water assets.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on Sept. 13 announced a target go-live date of December 5, 2025, which is earlier than the originally contemplated go-live timeframe of mid-2026, for the implementation of real-time co-optimization in the ERCOT market.
The following is a transcript of the August 19, 2024, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's
In a recent Q&A with the American Public Power Association, Brad Bickett, general manager of Kentucky public power utility Henderson Municipal Power and Light, details the ways in which the utility is proactively engaging with its customers in terms of explaining the value of public power and discusses how HMPL consistently keeps customers front of mind.
Power restoration efforts were underway on Sept. 12 after Hurricane Francine made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in Louisiana. Francine has since been downgraded to a tropical depression.