Phoenix

With new safety measures in place, APS looks to reengage with BESS

Arizona Public Service wants more battery energy storage capacity and has new safety standards in place, prompted by a 2019 thermal runaway event in a utility-scale BESS near Phoenix. Phoenix, Ariz., sunset Arizona Public Service Company is looking to add more battery energy storage, even as it tightens internal safety standards following a 2019 accident involving a lithium-ion battery array ...

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Pinnacle West (PNW) on Course to Attain 100% Carbon Neutrality

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation’s PNW unit Arizona Public Service Company (APS) has issued two requests for proposals (RFP) to accelerate generation of electricity via clean sources. This includes acquisition of both renewable energy and addition of peaking capacity resources as well as installation of more battery energy storage at the two existing APS solar plants. Notably, these projects are open to all ...

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Radisson to Use Cvent Platform for Transient RFPs for EMEA Hotels

Radisson Hotel Group signed a two-year agreement to use meetings technology provider Cvent’s transient sourcing platform, formerly known as Lanyon, for 85 of its properties across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the companies announced. Radisson has been a Cvent partner for more than a decade, and this agreement is the first transient deal specifically for the hotel company’s portfolio ...

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APS Advances Toward 100% Clean Energy Commitment

New RFPs and “solar after sunset” agreement will meet customers’ growing energy needs with more clean resources PHOENIX–Arizona Public Service Company (APS) is taking more steps to deliver on its commitment to serve one of the fastest-growing service territories in the country with 100% clean energy by 2050. APS issued two requests for proposals (RFP) — one to acquire both ...

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Cvent and BWH Hotel Group® Sign 10-Year Technology Agreement to Drive Business Transient Growth in Over 100 Countries and Territories Worldwide

Long-term deal for Cvent Transient solutions signals global hotel chain’s commitment to leveraging innovative technology to streamline and scale its corporate travel business Tysons, VA and Phoenix, AZ — Cvent, a market-leading meeting, corporate travel, and hospitality technology provider, and BWH Hotel Group today announced a major, 10-year agreement for Cvent Transient solutions. Under the agreement, BWH Hotel Group will use ...

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Phoenix issues RFP to tech sector in move to bridge digital divide for students

The city of Phoenix has issued a request for proposals to the tech sector in order to try to bridge the digital divide affecting underserved students in central Phoenix amid the switch to online learning in classrooms. The president of Phoenix College talks about why this is crucial for students and the region. The RFP is looking for a company ...

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Peoria, American Life Inc. proceed with plans for Stadium Point at P83

City of Peoria, Arizona Government PHOENIX — The city of Peoria and American Life Inc. are in the midst of finalizing negotiations that would develop the 17-acre space around the Peoria Sports Complex into a mixed-use facility. On Wednesday, the Peoria City Council approved the Memorandum of Understanding with American Life Inc., rendering the city and real estate giant free ...

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Banner Health Mismanaged 401(k) Plan, Owes Workers $2.3 Million

A road sign for a nearby hospital stands along a rural road outside Sandwich, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Plan participants win on three counts after trialDamages awarded are far less than requested Banner Health owes participants in its 401(k) plan about $2.3 million, plus interest, for mismanaging the plan in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security ...

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Arizona Public Service Co. Seeks Proposals for Additional Capacity

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) announces an “all source” request for proposals (RFP) through which it will seek capacity resources to meet APS system peak load. The RFP is tentatively scheduled to be released in March of 2016. APS is seeking between 400-600 megawatts (MW) of capacity. This RFP is open to all technologies, including supply side and non-supply ...

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Nowakowski, Phoenix Cleared In West Fillmore RFP Process

No wrong doing by Phoenix City Councilman Nowakowski or the City of Phoenix was found according to a report just released on the West Fillmore Request for Proposals. According to Sal DiCiccio, the report’s findings are “another case of sloppy reporting by AZ Republic “reporter” Dustin Gardiner.” According to Diciccio, Gardiner “burns his confidential source and then writes only the ...

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