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Texas public power utility Austin Energy has a permanent fix in place at a Southwest Austin substation after equipment failure required re-routing power to restore service for roughly 6,400 customers, it said on Aug. 23.
The American Public Power Association recently sent Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen a letter asking for flexibility in implementing a tax credit for existing nuclear power plants.
Vermont public power utility Stowe Electric Department has renewed its participation as a host institution in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship program.
By 2050, the New England region’s peak demand for electricity in a severe winter could be 50% higher than peak demand in a mild winter, according to a recently published draft report on ISO New England’s Economic Planning for the Clean Energy Transition study.
Dwayne Fulk has been chosen as the new President and CEO of City Utilities of Springfield, Mo.
In a recent Q&A with APPA, Gage Huston, General Manager for Iowa public power utility Muscatine Power and Water, provided details on the utility’s Powering the Future initiative that includes, among other things, aggressive carbon emission reduction goals.
Texas public power utility CPS Energy recently published its 2023 Community Impact Report, which details the progress in executing the utility’s strategic plan known as Vision 2027.
The U.S. Department of Energy recently issued a request for qualifications for utility-scale energy projects within the 310-square-mile Savannah River Site, a 310-square-mile-site in Aiken, South Carolina.