Electric trade assocations appeal NERC compliance guidance notice on sabotage reporting
February 06, 2012
APPA and other electric trade associations have appealed a North American Electric Reliability Corp. Compliance Application Notice on utilities’ obligation to report potential sabotage
Iowa compressed air storage project fails, but leaves some lessons, hopes for future bulk energy storage
February 06, 2012
Last summer, a group of Midwestern utilities decided to pull the plug on an ambitious energy storage project that, with the help of the U.S. Energy Department, was to have been built underground in central Iowa, near Des Moines
FERC proposal to collect ongoing data on RTO markets is good, could be bettter, APPA says
February 06, 2012
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s proposal to require regional transmission organizations to submit market data on an ongoing basis is commendable—but it doesn’t go far enough, APPA said
APPA Academy to offer three pre-conference seminars at E&O Technical Conference in April
February 06, 2012
The APPA Academy is offering three pre-conference seminars on Sunday, April 15, during the 2012 Engineering & Operations Technical Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. Participants in these seminars will earn professional development hours and continuing education units
CPUC allows PG&E to charge customers to opt out of smart meter program
February 03, 2012
The California Public Utilities Commission approved an opt-out option for Pacific Gas and Electric Co. residential customers who, for whatever reason, do not wish to have a wireless smart meter installed at their location
