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Energy New England (ENE) will provide online energy audits and an integrated marketplace to member utilities, using the MyEnergyXpert platform developed by Canadian SaaS company EnergyX Solutions, ENE said on June 11. ENE works with numerous Municipal Light Plants (MLPs) in New England to deliver
The City of Garland and Garland Power & Light (GP&L) have earned positive bond ratings from multiple agencies. Fitch Ratings has assigned an AAA rating to the City of Garland’s $16.7 million combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation, series 2020, which is the highest bond rating
In the wake of severe storms that recently hit parts of Michigan, several public power utilities rallied to help each other with power restoration efforts.
The American Public Power Association is urging its member utilities to reach out to their congressional delegation this week in support of legislation that would provide direct COVID-19 pandemic-related aid for public power utilities.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Bernard McNamee on June 18 said that he intends to continue serving as a Commissioner for the foreseeable future. He made his remarks at FERC’s monthly open meeting. In January, McNamee announced that he would not seek another term at the Commission but said he
Two California community choice aggregators, Monterey Bay Community Power and Silicon Valley Clean Energy, have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with 8minute Solar Energy for the output of a solar-plus-storage plant the company is building.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, on Jun 18 announced additional details on Democrats’ comprehensive infrastructure package, the Moving America Forward Act, which includes several items of importance to public power.
A power purchase agreement between Florida public power utility JEA and the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power) tied to the expansion project at Plant Vogtle, a nuclear power generating facility in Georgia, is valid and enforceable, U.S. District Judge Mark Cohen ruled on June 17.