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Our most anticipated announcement of 2024… Let’s give a round of applause to the 2024 Power Player of the Year Awardees!🏆 Recognizing excellence and leadership in energy innovation across the U.S. and internationally, these awards signify a pivotal moment in the collective journey toward a decarbonized electric power system. Transportation Electrification Power Player of the Year Awardees: 🏅 NYC School Bus Umbrella Services, Inc (NYCSBUS) and The Mobility House These organizations partnered on the “Electrifying School Buses in the Bronx (ESBB)” project to address the transition to electric school buses and charging infrastructure. They plan to expand these efforts across NYCSBUS’ fleet and serve as a model for nationwide adoption. Resilience Power Player of the Year Awardee:  🏅 Green Mountain Power  Green Mountain Power’s initiatives, Lift the Cap, Resilient Neighborhood, and Zero Outages are enhancing grid resiliency, safety, and equity. Their work aims to keep customers connected during severe weather and address climate change impacts. Energy Storage Power Player of the Year Awardees: 🏅 Salt River Project and CMBlu Energy These organizations partnered to launch the Desert Blume long-duration energy storage pilot. It is set to become the world's largest utility-scale, long-term installation of its kind, expected to power approximately 1,125 homes for 10 hours upon its operational start in December 2025. Emerging Technology Power Player of the Year Awardees 🏅 Sensewaves and AEP Texas Adaptix.Grid is enhancing grid reliability and enabling smart operations through artificial intelligence-powered analytics, overcoming aging infrastructure challenges and improving operational efficiency by up to 96%. Policy Power Player of the Year Awardees 🏅 Edison International and Southern California Edison (SCE) This utility and its parent company progressed “Countdown to 2045: Realizing California’s Pathway to Net Zero.” The initiative identifies feasibility challenges to affordably meet state goals and calls for policy changes and technology developments to address them. Equity Power Player of the Year Awardee 🏅 SMUD  SMUD is being recognized for its resources, the Sustainable Communities Resource Priorities Map and the Community Impact Plan, which address energy inequities. These resources aim to benefit all communities in Sacramento by improving health, creating jobs, and fostering resilience to climate change-related events. Last night, the winners were recognized at the #PowerPlayerAwards ceremony in Coronado, California in conjunction with SEPA’s #EnergyEvolutionSummit. To read more about the awardees and their innovative projects and programs, read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/g94BExYa