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PPL, SCE and Xcel top SEPA’s Power Player Award Finalists
PPL, Xcel and Southern California Edison are the three finalists in the investor owned utility division.
West Coast utilities launch study for I-5 EV infrastructure to move freight
Emissions
The group participating in the initiative launch Thursday included Southern California Edison (SCE), San Diego Gas & Electric, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), Portland General Electric, Pacific Power, Puget Sound Energy and Seattle City Light.
SRP, Georgia Power, Entergy top JD Power Business Electric Customer Honors
News
Salt River Project earned its 17th straight top rating in the West Large Utility category, while MidAmerican Energy and Georgia Power were also repeat honorees for their regions. Baltimore Gas & Electric took the top spot in the East Large category, ending PPL Electric Utilities’ six-year run atop the rankings.
Portland General Electric Joins Western Energy Imbalance Market
Renewables
The ISO estimates the EIM has produced multiple cost benefits since launching in November 2014.
Recurrent Energy Lands PPA for New 100-MW Solar Facility
New Projects – Renewables
The Mustang Two solar project in Kings County is expected to begin operations in 2019.
Evaluating CHP Projects: Benefits and Challenges
On-Site Power
According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), the 2016 U.S. electricity markets included 81 gigawatts of installed combined heat and power (CHP) capacity in approximately 4,300 industrial and commercial facilities.
New Projects – Renewables
Recurrent Energy Signs Solar PPA with Sacramento Municipal Utility District
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District will purchase the remaining 60 MW of power from the 200 MW development in Fresno County, California….
New Projects – Renewables
First Solar Sells California Solar Project to DESRI
D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments LLC bought an 11 MW solar energy project in California from First Solar….
Cogeneration
SMUD Extends Cogeneration O&M Contract With EthosEnergy
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) awarded EthosEnergy two operations and maintenance (O&M) contracts and renewed an additional two contracts,…
Hydroelectric
SMUD Cancels Pumped-Storage Project on Hydroelectric Facility
SMUD said cost and financial risks led the utility to cancel the project, which was to be sited along the Upper American River Project at Slab Creek Reservoir i…
New Projects – Renewables
First Solar, SMUD Sign PPA for Rancho Seco Solar Project
First Solar, Inc. has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to offtake 10.8 MW of power from a solar fac…
Emissions
Mule Train Used to Haul Equipment to Remote California Hydro Plant
There are no roads leading to SMUD’s 688-MW Upper American River Project hydroelectric system, so recent projects at Rubicon Dam and Buck Island Reservoir saw…
New Projects – Nuclear
Former Nuclear Plant Site to Host Solar Power Plant
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) approved construction on the Rancho Seco solar photovoltaic project and a power purchase agreement to be built …
Biomass
SMUD seeks Request for Statements of Interest for biomass, gasification project
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is seeking Requests for Statements of Interest (RSOI) in the development of a biomass gasification project for …
News
PG&E announces leadership changes
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has named Helen A. Burt as the lead of the utility’s Corporate Affairs team….
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PPL, SCE and Xcel top SEPA’s Power Player Award Finalists
West Coast utilities launch study for I-5 EV infrastructure to move freight
SRP, Georgia Power, Entergy top JD Power Business Electric Customer Honors
Portland General Electric Joins Western Energy Imbalance Market
