Two Jamestown Board of Public Utilities engineers recently received first-hand experience with the Danish approach to thermal energy and district heating. BPU Deputy General Manager Kris Sellstrom and BPU ReTool District Heat Manager Derek Johnson … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU Announces Two Promotions
Jamestown Board of Public Utilities General Manager David Leathers has announced the promotion of Kris Sellstrom and Alexander Pickett to leadership positions within the utility. Kris Sellstrom, a Professional Engineer (PE), has been promoted to … [Read more...]
BPU Announces Plans to Retool District Heating System
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has announced plans to expand and retool its district heating system. The announcement follows a 15-month engineering study by Ramboll Engineering that was funded by the New York State Energy Research and … [Read more...]
City Council Receives Update From BPU
Jamestown City Council received an update from the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities at their work session Monday. BPU General Manager David Leathers said bids have been launched for phase two of a water main replacement project. He said the … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU Awarded $17.3 Million For Microgrid Project
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has received a $17.3 million grant for its proposed microgrid project. The funding is from the United States Department of Energy and requires match funding of $5.7 million from the BPU. The funds are part … [Read more...]
City of Jamestown Proposing To Install Full-Color Illumination Lights on Main Street Viaduct
The City of Jamestown is proposing to contract with a company to provide illumination of the North Main Street viaduct. The resolution would contract with Stark Tech Group for $45,712 in American Rescue Plan funds. City Council had approved … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU Pursuing $12 Million Grant to Create a Microgrid
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities is pursuing a $12 million grant through the U.S. Department of Energy to create a microgrid. BPU Transmission and Distribution Manager Kris Sellstrom said a microgrid is a power plant or generation resource … [Read more...]
City ‘Flips the Switch’ on Riverwalk Illumination Project
The City of Jamestown has officially "flipped the switch" on the Riverwalk Illumination project. The project, funded through Downtown Revitalization Initiative monies, lights up the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Coal Silo, Washington Street … [Read more...]
Podcast on Retool WNY Initiative Released
A podcast on the Retool WNY Initiative and the upcoming Climate Tech Conference for Manufacturers has been released. FUZEHUB, which is a consortium of 11 not-for-profit agencies that provides resources to manufacturers in New York State, talked … [Read more...]
