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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 […]


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

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 […]


Basic Services, Civil Service

Biden’s new data security order leaves industry officials, privacy advocates scratching their heads

March 1, 2024

Via: FCW

Implementing the executive order will involve crafting new legal mechanisms for data transfers while assuaging ongoing privacy concerns. Read More on FCW


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 […]


Public Institutions, Public Works

NIST debuts the finalized update to its Cybersecurity Framework

February 26, 2024

Via: FCW

The revamp of a nationally recognized cybersecurity standards blueprint urges board rooms to adopt robust governance practices, arguing it will help them face down ever-evolving cyber risks targeting both public and private sectors. The National Institute of Standards and Technology […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

Avangrid, other utilities urge FERC to reject ‘false’ claims of insufficient transmission cost reviews

February 23, 2024

Via: Utility Dive

New England utilities — including Eversource, National Grid and Avangrid subsidiaries — and state ratepayer advocates are at odds over a challenge to the way the region reviews and builds transmission projects to replace or upgrade existing infrastructure, called “asset […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Environmental Solutions Group Announces Further Expansion of Innovative Solid Waste & Recycling Technology Solutions

February 23, 2024

Via: Waste360

Environmental Solutions Group (ESG), part of Dover (NYSE: DOV) and the leading integrated provider of refuse collection vehicles and equipment, digital fleet technology solutions, waste hauler software, and compaction and recycling solutions, announced the expansion of its Connected Collections® suite […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

GFL Sees Record Solid Waste Pricing in 2023, Provides Guidance for 2024

February 21, 2024

Via: Waste360

GFL (NYSE: GFL) (TSX: GFL) released its Q4 and full-year 2023 earnings, citing a record year in solid waste pricing for its continual growth. Solid waste pricing for the full year reached 9.8 percent, the highest in the Vaughan, Canada-based […]


Infrastructure, Public Works

Removing demand charge utility tariffs for EV charging will raise CO2 emissions

February 21, 2024

Via: Utility Dive

With the transportation sector being the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., and the transition to EVs taking shape to combat the issue, the build-out of charging infrastructure must keep pace with the transition to serve the […]


Infrastructure, Public Works

NextGen Highways launches effort to build transmission lines along public right of way in Minnesota

February 20, 2024

Via: Utility Dive

The U.S. Department of Energy’s latest National Transmission Needs study, released in October, says the United States needs about 47,000 GW-miles of new high-voltage transmission capacity by 2035 under a moderate load-growth, high clean-energy scenario. That represents a 57% increase […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

California Navigates Food Waste Recycling Challenges

February 20, 2024

Via: Waste360

California’s two-year-old organic waste reduction initiative faces significant challenges as the state struggles to implement food recycling programs effectively, jeopardizing waste-reduction targets. The initiative aims to mitigate methane emissions by diverting organic materials such as food scraps and yard waste […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

U.S. Needs to Advance Compost Infrastructure to Mitigate Climate Change

February 20, 2024

Via: Waste360

About one-third of all food in the United States is thrown away; much of this goes into landfills, where it produces large amounts of planet-warming methane. If this were composted instead, these emissions would shrink, and the process would produce […]