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Education and Upcoming Events

Don''t Miss These Upcoming RMEL Events
Introduction to the Electric Utility Workshop — January 17, 2019 (Lone Tree, CO)
Security Conference — February 6-7, 2019
Steam Generation Cycling Symposium — February 20-21, 2019 (Overland Park, KS)
Safety Roundtable — February 22, 2019 (Westminster, CO)
Transmission Conference — March 6-7, 2019 (Lone Tree, CO)
Distribution Conference — March 13-14, 2019 (Lone Tree, CO)
Safety  Conference — March 27-28, 2019 (Lone Tree, CO)
Spring Management, Engineering & Operations Conference — May 20-22, 2019 *NEW MONDAY-WEDNESDAY DATES* (Phoenix, AZ)
Transmission Symposium — June 12, 2019
Power Supply Planning for Modern Energy Solutions — June 19-20, 2019 (Lone Tree, CO)
RMEL Foundation Golf Tournament — June 26, 2019 (Littleton, CO)
Project Management Workshop — July 10-11, 2019 (Golden, CO)
Plant Management, Engineering and Operations Conference — August 7-8, 2019
Leadership Workshop — August 14-15, 2019 (Lone Tree, CO)
Safety Roundtable — August 23, 2019 (Golden, CO)
Fall Executive Leadership and Management Convention — September 16-18, 2019 *NEW MONDAY-WEDNESDAY DATES* (Kansas City, MO)
2020 Spring Conference Planning Session — October 3, 2019
Distribution Engineers Workshop — October 9-10, 2019 (Lone Tree, CO)
Renewable Planning & Operations Conference — October 23-24, 2019 (Lone Tree, CO)
Safety Roundtable — November 1, 2019 (Fort Collins, CO)

Visit https://www.rmel.org/RMEL/Events/List/RMEL/Events_Info/List_of_Events.aspx?hkey=caf67ebf-969d-42dd-815f-43eab06040da to view the full article online.

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RMEL''s trusted network is now accessible on FacebookLinkedIn and Twitter. These are forums intended for RMEL members only. Working side-by-side in a cooperative manner, RMEL members band together for the common goal of bettering the industry and improving service for utility customers. For more than 100 years, these key principles have proven successful, and more importantly, are tried and true methods for building strong business relationships.

Industry Information
Many utility tests of time varying rates have led to bill savings and lower peak loads, but California will soon be taking on the biggest test yet by putting over 20 million customers on time-of-use (TOU) rates.

Visit https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-utilities-prep-nations-biggest-time-of-use-rate-roll-out/543402/ to view the full article online.

As Herbie Johnson with Southern Company said, in a session at POWER-GEN International today, hydropower is a “forever asset,” and “the most positive source of PR that we have.”

Visit https://www.hydroworld.com/articles/2018/12/why-hydropower-is-a-forever-asset-and-an-essential-part-of-the-power-generation-mix.html to view the full article online.

  
At a mega-session during POWER-GEN International, a panel made up of utility resource planners, transmission operators and generation technology experts all seemed to come to the same conclusion: when it comes to picking energy generation technologies for the future, there is no standout technology. 

 

 

Visit https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2018/12/experts-agree-there-is-no-clear-winner-or-loser-in-power-generation-technologies.html to view the full article online.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a Report to Congress:  Ethane Storage and Distribution Hub in the United States. 

Visit https://www.energy.gov/articles/secretary-perry-announces-appalachian-ethane-storage-hub-report to view the full article online.

PJM Interconnection and its members are prepared to meet the forecasted winter electricity demand in the nation''s largest high-voltage power grid.

Visit https://electricenergyonline.com/article/energy/category/t-d/56/737220/pjm-and-members-prepared-to-meet-winter-electricity-demand-.html to view the full article online.

ScottMadden, Inc., one of North America’s leading management consulting firms specializing in energy, has released its latest edition of The Energy Industry Update (EIU).

Visit https://www.energycentral.com/news/scottmadden%E2%80%99s-energy-industry-update-focuses-grid-modernization-efforts-around-nation to view the full article online.

On November 30, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule for the 2019 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, with the total U.S. renewable fuel volume requirement set 3% higher than the 2018 mandate, but nearly 30% lower than the statutory volume standards set forth by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007).

Visit https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=37712 to view the full article online.

 
  

Digital solutions could revolutionize energy trading if they were adopted more widely across the market. That was the message delivered today at European Utility Week in Vienna.

 

 

 

 

 

Visit https://www.power-eng.com/articles/2018/11/how-digitalization-and-blockchain-can-unlock-an-energy-trading-revolution.html to view the full article online.

  
Public Service Electric and Gas Co.’s complex Bergen-Linden Corridor project, placed into service in June 2018, required a high degree of collaboration and attention to detail to deliver the project successfully. 


Visit https://www.tdworld.com/transmission-reliability/transmission-weaves-through-complex-urban-web to view the full article online.

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Member Announcements
For the first time in Texas, electric vehicle charging stations, coupled with curriculum about electric vehicles, green energy and sustainable mobility, are available for a local school district through a new program called EVs for Schools.

Visit https://austinenergy.com/ae/about/news/press-releases/2018/austin-energy-launches-new-program-that-brings-electric-vehicle-curriculum-and-charging-stations-to-local-schools to view the full article online.

  
More than 1,000 member co-op employees, directors, public officials, and utility representatives attended Basin Electric''s 2018 Annual Meeting.

 

 

 

Visit https://www.basinelectric.com/news-center/news-releases/basin-electric-members-unite-focus-future-2018-annual-meeting to view the full article online.

Black Hills Corp. announced that its Wyoming electric utility subsidiary, Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Co., doing business as Black Hills Energy, submitted its 2018 Integrated Resource Plan to the Wyoming Public Service Commission. 

Visit https://www.blackhillscorp.com/node/118080#.XAmDZdtKi70 to view the full article online.

El Paso Electric joins the Edison Electric Institute in marking the milestone of one million electric vehicles on U.S. roads.

Visit https://www.epelectric.com/about-el-paso-electric/article/el-paso-electric-eei-celebrate-1-million-electric-vehicles-on-us-roads to view the full article online.

KCP&L has asked to expand investment in energy saving options for low income customers and to offer all customers new innovative energy efficiency options and choices, including an online marketplace, smart home products and more low-cost business efficiency options. 

Visit https://www.kcpl.com/about-kcpl/media-center/2018/november/kcpl-asks-to-continue-expand-energy-efficient-programs-in-missouri to view the full article online.

Lincoln Electric System has begun collecting data for its electric vehicle study, and it will have the help of professional and academic researchers to dig for insights, as well as national funding.

Visit https://www.les.com/about-les/news/view?article_id=113143 to view the full article online.

The Nebraska Public Power District plans to issue approximately $36 million of fixed-rate, tax-exempt bonds Tuesday, Dec. 11.

Visit https://www.nppd.com/2018/nppd-issue-36-million-bonds-december-11/ to view the full article online.

NextEra Energy, Inc. has completed the previously announced acquisition of Southern Company''s indirect ownership interests in the Stanton and Oleander natural gas power plants in Florida.

Visit http://newsroom.nexteraenergy.com/2018-12-04-NextEra-Energy-completes-acquisition-of-the-ownership-interests-in-two-natural-gas-power-plants-from-Southern-Company to view the full article online.

Salt River Project announced today a collaboration to invest in clean, green energy with zero emissions and provide 100 megawatts of solar generation to the growing Intel Chandler facility.

Visit https://www.srpnet.com/newsroom/releases/120318.aspx to view the full article online.

Electric cooperatives in 24 states will receive nearly $1.6 billion in loans from the Department of Agriculture to improve system operations, repair power lines and substations, and increase grid resiliency.

Visit https://www.sunflower.net/a-1-6-billion-boost-for-rural-infrastructure-from-usda/ to view the full article online.

 
  
In October, lights went on for the first time in two villages nestled  deep in the jungles of northwest Guatemala. After weeks of grueling manual labor in adverse conditions far from home, line crews from Oklahoma and Colorado completed work on a project to provide the villages of Pie del Cerro and Tierra Blanca Salinas the gift of electricity.

 

 

 

 

 

Visit http://www.unitedpower.com/linemen-provide-opportunity-to-guatemalan-villages/ to view the full article online.

While Tucson Electric Power employees volunteer year round, they’re stepping up their efforts during the holidays to support several charitable and seasonal events to make the season brighter for our community.

Visit https://www.tep.com/news/tep-volunteers-support-numerous-events-and-causes-during-the-holidays/ to view the full article online.

The City of Baldwin City is adding solar to its energy mix through an agreement with Westar Energy. 

Visit https://www.westarenergy.com/content/about-us/news/2018-news-releases/baldwin-city-adds-solar-to-energy-portfolio-signs-agreement-with-westar-energy to view the full article online.

White Paper
Although hybrid-electric cars are becoming commonplace, similar technology applied to airplanes comes with significantly different challenges. 

Visit https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181127171416.htm to view the full article online.