public utilities

The County's Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is exploring the Carbon Free Power Project through its membership in the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS). The project is a projected 600-megawatt small modular reactor (SMR) facility. As it is being designed, the facility would house ...

The vital role that the California Public Utilities Commission has played in advancing the state's leadership in energy and environmental policy is in grave jeopardy. Ironically, the commission's leadership and innovation is being shackled by new rules in the false name of reform and consumer protection.

The Public Utilities Department's Ocean Monitoring Program is the preeminent leader in studying the effects of our regional treatment processes on the marine environment. Each year, the Ocean Monitoring Program holds an open house so the public can see first-hand how the department works.

MARSHFIELD, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Public Utility Commission is investigating safety concerns at a hydroelectric dam. The Times Argus reports Marshfield emergency management director Michael Billingsley said Tuesday the PUC began investigating the dam after the town's Hazard Mitigation ...

New Jersey's utilities face increased scrutiny over their handling of winter storms Quinn and Riley, as the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) is now officially investigating them at the direction of the governor. © Shutterstock. At the heart of the investigation are the thousands of state residents left ...

This was announced in a public hearing meeting with the PUD hosted by Councilmember David Alvarez. The city's environmental committee is still investigating and working to fix the issue. Deputy Director of the San Diego Public Utility, Brent Eidson, joined Good Morning San Diego this morning to give us ...

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today said that he has directed the state's Board of Public Utilities to investigate of how utility companies responded to the twin winter storms that struck New Jersey over the last week, leaving hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents without power. “My office has ...

Representatives of NPPD and other public utilities testified in support of the amendment. They argued that disclosing such information would allow competitors to undercut their market prices and hurt the Nebraska electrical ratepayers who rely upon them. Representatives from Media of Nebraska, which ...

... for Lincoln Electric System, said the Supreme Court's decision could subject public utilities to a wide range of requests for proprietary information, which would be "to the detriment of our customer-owners” because the public power entities could not receive that information in turn from private competitors.

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today issued an Emergency Order regarding Sunoco Pipeline L.P., also known as Energy Transfer Partners (Sunoco), to suspend operations of the Mariner East 1 Pipeline (ME1) and require additional testing and analysis on that line, ...

LUBBOCK (March 08, 2018) - The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has approved the entry of Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). The approval of Lubbock's integration to the ERCOT sets the path for Lubbock to be the first major Texas city to ...

Bossier City council members learned today that the city's partnership with Manchac Consulting to manage public utilities resulted in actual savings of more than $2.5 million in 2017, exceeding the budgeted savings of $2.1 million. Councilman David Montgomery praised the reported savings, noting that ...

SALAMANCA — As is the case most years around budget time, the Salamanca Common Council authorized transfering shortfall funds from the city to the Board of Public Utilities. At its regular meeting Wednesday, the council authorized the BPU's electric department to borrow a shortfall amount from the ...

In fact, this all-important transparency obligation for public utilities will take center stage at the Legislature during a hearing Wednesday by the Legislature's Natural Resources Committee. State senators need to be firm in opposing an attempt to change the law and erode the utilities' requirement to provide ...

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) offered safety tips to residents as a winter storm continues to move across the state. In the Franklin County area and surrounding region, the storm has led to wind gusts up to about 50 miles per hour and sustained winds of around 30.

Now, Idaho Power is asking the state Public Utilities Commission to look into how the compensation system works. At issue is whether folks with on-site solar generation should continue to be treated as regular customers who purchase their electricity from the grid. As solar power has become more popular ...

SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) - For more than a month, San Diegans have been dealing with skyrocketing water bills. The city stepped in to help some of the affected residents, but others are still dealing with the increase. Saturday, Public Utilities representatives offered some assistance. Tom Larke brought his ...

The amendment by Hughes, who chairs the Natural Resources Committee, would give public utilities a free pass to ignore Nebraska's open records law on grounds that the requested material is “proprietary or commercial information which if released would give advantage to business competitors.”.

HALLOWELL, Maine (WABI) - Following many complaints of high power bills, the Maine Public Utilities Commission voted Tuesday to launch an investigation into Central Maine Power. The state will probe to determine whether there's a systemic problem with how the utility is run. About a hundred ...

Orangeburg's Department of Public Utilities is improving the street lighting along a three-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 301. GENE ZALESKI, T&D. Facebook · Twitter · Email; Print; Save. The Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities is upgrading the street lights along a three-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 301 ...

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The Columbus Department of Public utilities is warning residents about a new phone scam. According to John Ivanic, Assistant Director of the Department of Public Utilities, the caller ID says the call is coming from 614-645-8276, which is the number for the department's customer ...

(Image: Hawaii News Now). The Public Utilities Commission regulates companies that provide electricity, water, sewage, telephone and other public utility services in the state.

In fiscal year 2016, about 70 percent of operation and maintenance contracts with Mississippi public utilities went to out-of-state companies. The website ... Presley said this can help companies in the state learn what to do in the future to improve chances of landing public utility contracts. This rule is the first ...