After its special meeting on Monday, Alameda’s Public Utilities Board with convene a regular meeting, wherein it will consider a short-term sale of some of the utility’s renewable energy.
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The City of Alameda Public Utilities Board will hold a special meeting on Monday to participate in an annual strategy workshop with Alameda Municipal Power (AMP). A local environmental group is opposed to plan by Alameda Municipal Power to reduce the amount of power from renewable resources that the utility provides, and raise money by selling renewable energy credits. Alameda Municipal Power will give an update to the public and the Public Utilities Board on Underground Utility District #31 On October 17th, at 7:00 p.m. at Alameda City Hall Council Chambers. The district covers the area along Webster Street and nearby addresses on cross streets. Alameda residents living near Webster Street are upset at being compelled by the City of Alameda’s electric utility, Alameda Municipal Power, to spend roughly $5,000 to convert their utility service from overhead to underground delivery to support what they call a “Webster Street beautification 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 Paru [...] 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. 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 [...] Alameda homes are being fitted with PG&E’s “smart meters.” The devices are being fitted to gas meters in Alameda; Alameda Municipal Power provides electrical utility service in Alameda and is not currently deploying smart meters. The American Public Power Association announced earlier this week that it has awarded Alameda Municipal Power with the Association’s Energy Innovator Award. The award is intended to recognize utility programs that provide better service to customers or increase efficiency. |
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