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Category: Public Utilities


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

South Fork Wind becomes first US utility-scale offshore wind farm to complete construction

March 18, 2024

Via: Utility Dive

South Fork Wind, a joint Eversource and Ørsted project, began construction in early 2022 and installed its first monopile foundation in June. The project isn’t fully complete, as commissioning is still ongoing, but it is the first utility-scale offshore wind […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Beaufort County, SC Holds Meeting to Educate Residents on Composting, Hands Out Materials

March 14, 2024

Via: Waste360

Beaufort County, S.C. is encouraging its residents to compost and will look to educate the community on the benefits of doing so. This week, leaders from the Beaufort County Solid Waste and Recycling program handed out more than 120 compost […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Walmart and unspun Collaborate to Reduce Apparel Manufacturing Waste

March 14, 2024

Via: Waste360

Walmart, the world’s leading omnichannel retailer, today announced a pilot project with unspun, a pioneering fashion tech company using the world’s first 3D weaving technology, a collaboration that, if successful, could help reduce the environmental impact of garment production, offer […]


Other Utilities, Public Utilities

Indiana Utility Will Convert Remaining Coal Units to Burn Natural Gas

March 14, 2024

Via: PowerMag

A major Indiana utility said it’s preparing to switch its remaining coal-fired power plant to burn natural gas. AES Indiana on March 12 said the two coal-burning units at its Petersburg Generating Station, in Pike County in southwestern Indiana about […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

Utilities, others lobby senators to block DOE’s distribution transformer efficiency rule

March 13, 2024

Via: Utility Dive

A coalition of electric utility, labor and other groups sent a letter to U.S. senators on March 5 asking them to support “compromise legislation” the groups say will help address a shortage of distribution system transformers while also improving the […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Virginijus Counts on Lindner’s Shredding and Washing Expertise For Big Bag Recycling

March 12, 2024

Via: Waste Management World

The Virginijus ir Ko recycling plant in western Lithuania has been active in waste management and recycling for more than 20 years, processing around 35,000 tonnes of potential recyclables annually. The majority of the materials to be recycled are waste […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Coral Springs, Fla. Enters into Agreement with Coastal Waste & Recycling

March 8, 2024

Via: Waste360

Coral Springs, Fla. is ending is current trash and recycling contract and entering into a new agreement with Coast Waste & Recycling. This week, City Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the new agreement with Coast Waste & Recycling of Boca […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

California PUC community solar plan prompts debate over incentives for developers, low-income customers

March 7, 2024

Via: Utility Dive

Everybody wants to improve low-income households’ access to solar energy, Derek Chernow, western regional director for the CCSA, said. But he argues it’s hard to encourage low-income participation in projects that don’t exist, and that the current structure of community […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Glacier Gets Investment from Amazon to Fund AI-Powered Robots in Recycling Centers

March 7, 2024

Via: Waste360

Amazon is continuing to invest in companies, announcing its latest partnership with San Francisco start up, Glacier. Glacier, a female-led company, is working to create next-generation, AI-guided recycling robots. The company announced today that is has raised $7.7 million in […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Upcycled Uglies Kettle Chips Rescues 25 Millionth Pound of "Ugly" Potatoes

March 6, 2024

Via: Waste360

Uglies Kettle Chips announces it has reached a milestone of rescuing 25 million pounds of “ugly potatoes” that have gone into making the brand’s upcycled Uglies Kettle Chips, since its inception in 2017. The 25 millionth pound was rescued at […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Maine to Vote on Program That Would Require Manufacturers Pay for Packaging Recycling Costs

March 5, 2024

Via: Waste360

The Maina Board of Environmental Protection is holding a public hearing this week on a new program that would require manufacturers to pay for the cost of recycling their packaging. “Producers of products, they’ll pay a fee based on the […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

IRA implementation is still suffering from regulatory uncertainty, executives say

March 1, 2024

Via: Utility Dive

“I think [the IRA] is going to be a little bit like Obamacare,” Whitehouse said. “To be a Republican you had to hate Obamacare, and you had to say that you wanted to repeal Obamacare, until a certain tipping point […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Princess Cruises Installs Food Waste Biodigesters

March 1, 2024

Via: Waste360

Power Knot Ocean, the market leader for onsite organic waste management solutions in the marine environment, announced today the successful deployment of 26 of its machines aboard Princess Cruises’ latest luxury cruise ship, the Sun Princess. The integration of Power […]


Public Utilities, Telecommunications

O-RAN at MWC: A minimum viable profile, processors and more

February 29, 2024

Via: RCR Wireless News

Open radio access networks have been a major theme at this week’s Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2024. Not only was an O-RAN Alliance meeting held in conjunction with MWC, but a number of announcements indicate the continued development of the […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

How utilities can unleash the power of orchestration through virtual power plants

February 29, 2024

Via: Utility Dive

The clean energy transition is progressing globally, with virtual power plants, which are aggregations of managed energy resources such as rooftop solar and storage, poised to emerge as a critical resource. Between 2023 and 2030, U.S. electricity demand may increase […]


Other Utilities, Public Utilities

DOE, NARUC publish cybersecurity ‘baselines’ for utilities, distributed energy resources

February 28, 2024

Via: Utility Dive

The electric grid is increasingly distributed and cybersecurity “is an integral underpinning of power system resilience,” DOE and NARUC said. “Addressing cybersecurity is essential as electric distribution systems continue to evolve, spurred by new technologies and operational models, as well […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

UN report: World must move beyond waste era and turn rubbish into resource

February 28, 2024

Via: Waste Management World

With municipal waste set to increase by two-thirds and its cost almost doubling within a generation, only a drastic reduction in waste generation will ensure a liveable and affordable future, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Cyclic Materials Announces Capacity to Recycle Wind Turbine Generators and MRI Machines

February 28, 2024

Via: Waste360

Cyclic Materials, an advanced metals recycling company building a circular supply chain for rare earth elements and other critical metals, has expanded its operations to accept two new feedstock streams: wind turbine generators and MRI machines. Through its strong partnership […]


Other Utilities, Public Utilities

Clean Energy Turns DFW Area into a Renewable Natural Gas Hub

February 27, 2024

Via: Waste360

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) announced the opening of two new fueling stations that offer heavy-duty truck and other fleet vehicles renewable natural gas (RNG), one of the only fuels that receives a carbon-negative rating. A station in North […]


Electric Utility, Miscellaneous, Public Utilities

Advancing energy justice: A new paradigm in grid equity and reliability analysis

February 26, 2024

Via: Utility Dive

The electric industry is in the midst of a fundamental transition toward clean energy driven by economics and the need to decarbonize the economy. Renewable energy has supplanted fossil fuels as the most economic source of energy. As technology for […]