LG&E and KU Energy

Collective Audience Appoints AdTech/MarTech Executive, Stacey Hawes, to Advisor Collective

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Friday, April 19, 2024

“Stacey’s extraordinary experience and history of achievement greatly enriches our Advisor Collective,” commented Collective Audience CEO, Peter Bordes.

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  • “Stacey’s extraordinary experience and history of achievement greatly enriches our Advisor Collective,” commented Collective Audience CEO, Peter Bordes.
  • The company recently launched Audience Desk™ powered by AudienceCloud™ as a next-generation AdTech and MarTech platform that delivers a new level of capabilities, trust and transparency.
  • Audience Desk empowers brands, agencies and publishers with performance advertising and media solutions in a way that unlocks unrealized value from unique audience data assets.
  • The AudienceCloud’s flexible module infrastructure creates multiple revenue streams for Collective Audience and the partners and customers it serves.

SEEM Board Meeting and Annual Meeting of Participants and Stakeholders to be held May 25

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

ATLANTA, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) will hold its Board Meeting and Annual Meeting of Participants and Stakeholders on May 25, 2023 at 3:00 pm ET.

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  • ATLANTA, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) will hold its Board Meeting and Annual Meeting of Participants and Stakeholders on May 25, 2023 at 3:00 pm ET.
  • The entire meeting will be available through a live webcast of the conference call by clicking on the appropriate audio link.
  • The Stakeholders and Participants portion of the meeting will immediately precede the Members portion.
  • SEEM is a simple but powerful structure designed to facilitate intra-hour transactions utilizing unused transmission capacity to achieve cost savings.

PPL and its foundations empower communities through annual contributions of more than $16 million

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Thursday, December 22, 2022

ALLENTOWN, Pa., Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Together, PPL, its foundations and its employees have made a significant impact on the communities we serve, contributing more than $16 million to support local organizations through annual grant and charitable giving programs in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

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  • This fall, the company's charitable giving campaigns raised $8 million in employee and retiree pledges, together with matching funds from PPL's foundations.
  • "We're especially proud of the generosity of our employees and retirees, who are committed to building stronger communities in all of the regions we serve."
  • Local giving campaigns help PPL respond to the unique needs of each of the states in which it operates.
  • In addition to its support for employee giving campaigns, PPL's companies and foundations have contributed more than $8 million to support local communities through various grant programs.

Multiple Customers Go Live With the PCI SEEMTrader Platform for Autonomous Power Trading in the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM)

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

PCI SEEMTrader, an autonomous trading platform from PCI Energy Solutions , sprang into action at the first moment the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) went live on Nov. 11, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • PCI SEEMTrader, an autonomous trading platform from PCI Energy Solutions , sprang into action at the first moment the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) went live on Nov. 11, 2022.
  • Its an advanced and evergreen software that has been designed for modern user interface (UI) and user experience (UX).
  • Upon market clearing, SEEMTrader instantly computes the cost savings of the trades and provides real-time P&L performance feedback.
  • SEEM is a new market designed to enable the increased trading volumes necessary for the clean energy transition.

SEEM launches operations supporting enhanced energy trading

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

The new SEEM platform will facilitate automated, sub-hourly trading, allowing participants to buy and sell power close to the time the energy is consumed, utilizing available unreserved transmission.

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  • The new SEEM platform will facilitate automated, sub-hourly trading, allowing participants to buy and sell power close to the time the energy is consumed, utilizing available unreserved transmission.
  • This advanced platform improves energy trading volumes, which will lower fuel costs for customers and reduce solar curtailments.
  • Founding members of SEEM include Associated Electric Cooperative, Dalton Utilities, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress, Georgia System Operations Corporation, Georgia Transmission Corporation, LG&E and KU Energy, MEAG Power, N.C. Municipal Power Agency No.
  • Four Florida energy companies - Duke Energy Florida, JEA, Seminole Electric Cooperative and Tampa Electric Company - have signed agreements to join as members of SEEM effective Jan. 1, 2023, and expect to initiate active energy trading in mid-2023.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools and LG&E and KU Energy Honored for Healthcare Strategy Innovation by the National Alliance

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (National Alliance) recognized the efforts of employers and purchasers and member coalitions at its 2022 Annual Forum. Miami-Dade County Public Schools and LG&E and KU Energy received the 2022 Employer/Purchaser Excellence Award; the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health was honored with the 2022 Membership Leadership Award; and Robert Smith, executive director of the Colorado Business Group on Health, was acknowledged with the 2022 President's Award.

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (National Alliance) recognized the efforts of employers and purchasers and member coalitions at its 2022 Annual Forum .
  • This award recognizes our shared efforts to drive improvements in our local market and as an enthusiastic member of the National Alliance."
  • The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (National Alliance) is the only nonprofit, purchaser-aligned organization with a national and regional structure dedicated to driving health and healthcare value across the country.
  • Its members represent private and public sector, nonprofit, and Taft-Hartley organizations, and more than 45 million Americans, spending over $300 billion annually on healthcare.

SEEM Expands to Include Florida Entities

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

ATLANTA, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Four Florida energy companies have signed agreements to join as members of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM), effective Jan. 1, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Four Florida energy companies have signed agreements to join as members of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM), effective Jan. 1, 2023.
  • Duke Energy Florida, JEA, Seminole Electric Cooperative and TECO Energy recently expressed their intent to join the expanded platform and expect active energy trading in mid-2023.
  • "We welcome these Florida entities and continue on track with market trials to prepare for market launch in the coming weeks."
  • With the addition of these Florida companies, the SEEM footprint would include 23 entities in parts of 12 states with more than 180,000 MWs (summer capacity; winter capacity is nearly 200,000 MWs) across two time zones.

Kentucky company recognized for leadership and innovation

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Friday, April 29, 2022

LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LG&E and KU Energy was recently honored as the recipient of a Technology Transfer Award from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) for its achievements in research and development.

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  • "This EPRI Technology Transfer award, which is one of many our company has received, recognizes our continued leadership in research and innovation," said David Sinclair, LG&E and KU Energy vice president of Energy Supply and Analysis.
  • The company has won more than a dozen Technology Transfer Awards from EPRI since 2013.
  • Along with its parent company, PPL, LG&E and KU will continue to lead in the research and development space while progressing toward PPL's sustainability goals.
  • Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States.

SEEM Selects Hartigen As Market Platform Provider

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Friday, December 10, 2021

ATLANTA, Dec. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM)member boardtoday approved a contract with Hartigen to build and deploy the SEEM Market Platform.

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  • ATLANTA, Dec. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM)member boardtoday approved a contract with Hartigen to build and deploy the SEEM Market Platform.
  • Hartigen is a technology solutions company that develops and configures power market software and has been instrumental in creating a tightly-integrated Market Platform that delivers flexibility, automation, transparency, and performance.
  • "Hartigen is a highly qualified vendor and SEEM members are excited to work with them to develop and implement the software platform on which SEEM will function.
  • Hartigen is well positioned to provide continued maintenance and support for the platform into the future."

Southeast electric providers receive approval from FERC for new energy market platform

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

ATLANTA, Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM)memberstoday received clearance from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for their proposed trading platform as a result of a 2-2 commission vote.

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  • ATLANTA, Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM)memberstoday received clearance from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for their proposed trading platform as a result of a 2-2 commission vote.
  • SEEM is a 21stcentury solution designed for the incredible pace of change resulting from the electricity sectorgrowing toward an ever-greener future.
  • Founding members of SEEM are expected to include Associated Electric Cooperative, Dalton Utilities, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress, Georgia System Operations Corporation, Georgia Transmission Corporation, LG&E and KU Energy, MEAG Power,N.C.
  • Some of these utilities will now make firm decisions about whether to commit as a result of the FERC approval.