Cyber incident knocks out PES Energize phones in Pulaski, Tenn.
PES Energize in Pulaski, Tennessee reports a cybersecurity incident that has disabled phones and computers and closed its customer lobby.
Avangrid terminates long-sought merger with PNM as regulatory approvals expire
PNM executives are mum on what’s next for the company in the wake of the multibillion-dollar merger falling through.
IOUs, Central Maine Power and Versant Power, spent $37.6m of ratepayer's $s to defeat legislation to create public utility.
“What we saw today is that the utilities have continued to spend money on our elections rather than our service, and that’s the story,”
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https://mainemorningstar.com/2023/11/07/years-long-campaign-for-consumer-owned-utility-defeated-after-deluge-of-opposition-spending
Years-long campaign for consumer-owned utility defeated after deluge of opposition spending - Maine Morning Star
A referendum to replace Central Maine Power and Versant with a consumer-owned utility was voted down Tuesday after a deluge of advertisements and spending against the measure, ending a multi-year, nationally-watched campaign that would have dramatically altered Maine’s energy future. The referendum, known as Question 3, would have set in motion a process for a […]
#incrementalism: #EnergyPolicy template hanging on #CitizensUnited #regulatorycapture by #IOU of the mayor: Create a limited purpose #MunicipalUtility designed to specifically support city community #microgrids within targeted regions like #Diridon.
Leverage Direct Access.
Acquire new #transmission.
Leverage shared capabilities of #LSE and #MUNI within a new #citydepartment.
Paywalled.
#Transition
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/08/12/goodbye-pge-hello-san-jose-power/
Goodbye, PG&E… hello, “San Jose Power”?
San Jose is in the early stages of considering its own electric utility, but faces fierce opposition from PG&E
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