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Battery Energy Storage Systems: Rising Demand Presents New Risks
Learn More: Battery Energy Storage Systems: Rising Demand Presents New RisksA critical challenge in the energy transition process is modulation. How do we power our homes and businesses when the wind stops blowing and the sun isn’t shining?
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Apply To FEMA To Recover Utility COVID Costs
Learn More: Apply To FEMA To Recover Utility COVID CostsPer the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy “Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Safe Opening and Operation Work Eligible for Public Assistance,” community-owned utilities may recover costs for safe opening and operation of their facilities during the pandemic. Such assistance may include funding for the provision of personal protective equipment and disinfecting services and supplies. The FEMA…
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Keys To Risk Management For Renewable Energy Projects
Learn More: Keys To Risk Management For Renewable Energy ProjectsAs investments in renewable energy assets grow, few tasks are as critical to a project’s success as risk management. But it’s no longer as simple as purchasing an insurance product a single time. Sophisticated risk management increasingly requires thoughtful consideration and analysis of key risks throughout the life of a project or across a portfolio…
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Your Utility Is Required By Law To Establish An Identity Theft Prevention Program
Learn More: Your Utility Is Required By Law To Establish An Identity Theft Prevention ProgramFederal and many state regulations require electric, water, wastewater, and gas utilities to establish an identity theft prevention program. Utilities must have policies and procedures in place to detect, prevent, and mitigate the theft of personal customer information. What does this mean for your community-owned utility? You must evaluate and address all of the ways…
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Public Power Insurance Luncheon
Learn More: Public Power Insurance LuncheonJoin us for a special event during the American Public Power Association’s 2021 Business & Financial Conference in Denver. Come for lunch on Sept. 20 to learn what’s happening in the municipal cyber and business insurance markets and how you can lower costs and improve coverages through a national group program for APPA members.
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Cybersecurity After COVID-19: 10 Ways To Protect Your Utility & Refocus On Resilience
Learn More: Cybersecurity After COVID-19: 10 Ways To Protect Your Utility & Refocus On ResilienceIn the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant implementation of social distancing directives, altered business processes, and new economic realities, community-owned utilities must review and address their technology infrastructure and cybersecurity measures.
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3 Best Practices To Prepare For A Ransomware Attack
Learn More: 3 Best Practices To Prepare For A Ransomware AttackCyber-attacks remain a top business risk for all utilities and municipalities, increasing in frequency, severity, and sophistication. At the top of the cyber-attack list? Ransomware. The recent attack on the Colonial Pipeline is focusing heavy attention on the threat of ransomware on U.S. energy infrastructure. The bottom line: planning is everything. Learn the three best…
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Secure The Right Environmental Insurance For Today’s Utility Threats
Learn More: Secure The Right Environmental Insurance For Today’s Utility ThreatsEnvironmental perils rank among the highest in Marsh’s Global Risks Report 2021, specifically extreme weather, failure to address climate change, and environmental damage from human activity. These perils can lead to expensive clean-up measures and tort liability. U.S. municipalities and their community-owned utilities should adapt their business model to these realities and include environmental insurance…
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Gas Pipeline Ransomware Attack Is Wake Up Call For Public Power
Learn More: Gas Pipeline Ransomware Attack Is Wake Up Call For Public PowerFront page headlines, consumer panic, political fallout, and a $5 million ransom paid. The attack on the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S. is focusing attention on the vulnerability of our energy infrastructure like never before. With people lining up at gas stations when facing only a few days of a shortage, imagine the reaction…
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In Cybersecurity, Simple Things Do A Lot
Learn More: In Cybersecurity, Simple Things Do A LotTo provide customers with several payment options, the Utilities Department of the Village of Jackson Center in Ohio accepts bank account direct and credit card payments. To ensure the security of customer information and thwart cyber intrusions overall, Jackson Center took advantage of cybersecurity services offered by its electric service wholesale supplier, American Municipal Power,…
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Gather Baseline Information Prior To Engaging Cybersecurity Consultant
Learn More: Gather Baseline Information Prior To Engaging Cybersecurity ConsultantDue to recent news coverage of a major cyber penetration of U.S. government agencies and corporations across the globe, cybersecurity is front and center for city governments and their municipal utility departments. Before reaching out to consultants prepared to help evaluate cyber vulnerabilities and design a protection program, each community-owned utility should gather a baseline…
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Cybersecurity Is Easier Than You Think
Learn More: Cybersecurity Is Easier Than You ThinkYou don’t need to be an expert in IT or have a huge consulting budget to champion your utility’s cybersecurity program. First and foremost, you must recognize that every city employee, utility employee, and governing official plays a key role in maintaining a cyber defense that protects business operations.
