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Security
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response is seeking participation in a Cloud Services Cybersecurity working group to provide cloud cybersecurity guidance for the energy sector. CESER is hoping this will be a collaborative process between energy
Energy Storage
Coal plant sites are becoming an increasingly attractive location for utility and energy storage development companies across the U.S. to site new energy storage systems.
Grid Modernization
The Board of Directors for the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority this summer approved an agreement with Virtual Peaker that will allow customers of OMPA members to be able to enroll in a demand response program.
Generation
A California company plans to convert a dormant West Virginia coal plant into a hydrogen burning power station and graphite production plant.
Reliability
The North American Electric Reliability Corp. is reiterating the need for owners and manufacturers to address latent solar power system faults in the wake of a widespread loss of solar generation in southwestern Utah this spring.
Reliability
The California Independent System Operator has taken a number of steps to prepare for the effects of a solar eclipse that will occur next month.
Reliability
Ohio public power utility Bryan Municipal Utilities has entered into an agreement to store natural gas for emergency generation and peak shaving purposes.
Energy Storage
ESS Tech Inc. has completed the commissioning of six energy storage systems delivered to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, a California public power utility.
Customer Service
Utilities with the most favorable brand perceptions enjoy “significantly higher levels of overall customer satisfaction” that can help smooth the path to improved customer support for initiatives and special offerings and programs, according to a report from J.D. Power.
Generation
Holtec International and Michigan’s Wolverine Power Cooperative on Sept. 12 announced that they have entered into a long-term agreement that will pave the way for the restart of the 800-megawatt Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert Township, Michigan.