Marvin Ayala is new director of OEU
Marvin Ayala has been named the new director for Ocala Electric Utilities. He had been deputy director since August 2018.
Before coming to the City of Ocala, Ayala served as director of electric operations for South Norwalk (Connecticut) Electric and Water, manager of electric field operations for Eversource Energy and supervisor of standard field operations for the United Illuminating Company in Norwalk, according to a city news release. He recently earned an MBA and has a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership from Manhattan College.
Doug Peebles, who has been with OEU since 2000, was recently promoted to be deputy director.
A perfect opportunity : Possible solar project pegged for Wilton landfill
J.D. Freda
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An aerial shot of the joint solar field in Middletown, shared by Wilton and Weston. The field went live at the end of December 2019. The new proposed field would be squarely in Wilton, utilizing a landfill.Contributed photo /
WILTON The town may soon have a solar energy option, with a metering station and solar field being discussed as a possible project on a landfill in town.
The landfill, which Department of Public Works and Facilities Chris Burney said encapsulates 71 acres, is being pegged as the possible location due to its size, terrain and inability to utilize the land otherwise.
UpdatedThu, Jan 21, 2021 at 10:34 am ET
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 21, 2021) – The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) announced United Illuminating (UI) as a recipient of EEI s Emergency Response Award.
Presented to EEI member companies, Emergency Response Awards recognize recovery and assistance efforts of electric companies following service disruptions caused by extreme weather or other natural events. The winners were chosen by a panel of judges following an international nomination process, and the awards were presented during EEI s virtual Winter Board and Chief Executives Meeting on Jan. 14.
The organization presented UI with an Emergency Response Award for its restoration effort following Tropical Storm Isaias in August of 2020. Two of UI s Avangrid Networks sister companies, Central Maine Power and New York State Electric and Gas, received similar awards.