Call for Interviews Action Alameda news would like to interview local business owners about the potential for combined tax increases to raise sales tax in Alameda to 10% by year-end.
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Next Monday, at 7:00 p.m., the Alameda Public Utilities Board will receive an informational report from Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) staff on the history of efforts in Alameda to move overhead aerial electrical utility wires to underground structures, known as “undergrounding,” and on the status of underground utility district number 31, the current effort to underground aerial utility wires along Webster Street and on intersecting avenues.
Continue reading Alameda Municipal Power to Report on West-end Undergrounding Project
Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) issued a press release today explaining that roughly 2,500 customers lost power briefly this morning. The cause, AMP believes, was Mylar balloons that crossed power lines. According to the utility, the outage was brief, and occurred at 10:16 a.m. and affected customers between Clement Avenue and Otis Drive, from [...]
Alameda Municipal Power and the City of Alameda announced yesterday that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has dismissed a more than $15 million lawsuit against the City for losses that investors incurred with the demise of the electric utility’s cable TV and Internet access division.
Continue reading Alameda Municipal Power Says Nuveen Lawsuit Dismissed
Tonight at the Public Utilities Board meeting, Alameda Municipal Power staff will ask for input from board members on a Request for Proposal (RFP) they want to issue to study emerging trends in electricity rates and electrical utility technologies. The staff report cites “Smart Meters” as a new technology that provides new pricing options for utilities. To date, only PG&E has deployed smart meters in Alameda.
Continue reading Alameda Municipal Power to Issue RFP for Study of Electricity Rates and Technology Trends
Alameda Municipal Power is reporting this morning that power has been restored to roughly 6,800 Alameda residents after an outage.
Continue reading Alameda Power Outage
Alameda City Council has a full plate for its closed session tonight. City Council and the City’s Public Utilities Board will conference with legal counsel over outstanding lawsuits that date prior to the sale of Alameda Power & Telcom’s cable division to Comcast, and City Council will conference with the Interim City Manager on labor negotiations between the City of Alameda and several labor groups.
Continue reading Full Agenda for Alameda City Council Closed Session Tonight
Power was out across Alameda this afternoon, apparently due to the weather. The second outage lasted about an hour, with power returning at around 7:45 p.m. Action Alameda News asked Alameda Municipal Power for an update on how many residents were affected and for how long. Earlier, at around 12:30 p.m., in an un-related [...]
The City of Alameda Public Utilities Board will hold its October meeting on Tuesday, October 26th, at 7:00 p.m. at Alameda Municipal Power’s office at 2000 Grand Street. The P.U.C. oversees Alameda Municipal Power, Alameda’s municipally-owned electric utility.
Public Power Week is a national, annual event that runs from Sunday October 3rd to Saturday October 9th. The City of Alameda’s municipally-owned utility, Alameda Municipal Power (AMP), has a number of events planned to celebrate. AMP is also celebrating Energy Awareness Month throughout the month of October.
Continue reading Alameda Municipal Power Celebrates Public Power Week, Energy Awareness Month
The City of Alameda Public Utilities Board, which oversees Alameda Municipal Power, will hold its regular monthly meeting tomorrow, Monday evening, September 20, at 7:00 p.m. at Alameda City Hall, in Council Chambers.
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