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The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) in New York is rolling out a new, two-pronged community solar program.
Residents in Pueblo, Colorado, will vote on May 5 on a measure that would allow the city to leave investor-owned Black Hills Energy and form a public power utility.
California State Senator Scott Wiener recently introduced legislation that would transform Pacific Gas and Electric into a public power utility. The legislation, S.B. 917, would turn PG&E into a publicly owned entity, creating the Northern California Energy Utility District. The structure of the
Commercial customers can buy “shares” in off-site energy storage facilities and receive demand charge reductions for their investments under a unique program developed by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
Three cities in New York State -- Albany, Schenectady, and Troy -- have joined a growing group of municipalities exploring community choice aggregation, New York-based Municipal Electric & Gas Alliance (MEGA) reported.
Power Ledger, in conjunction with Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System (M-RETS) and Clearway Energy Group, plans to launch a Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) marketplace in the United States. M-RETS already has a web-based software platform that tracks RECs in North America, but it does not
The utility is piloting a time of use fee structure with five new public electric vehicle charging stations in an effort to encourage drivers to use the stations in off-peak times.
The board of commissioners of the Snohomish County Public Utility District has approved two new rate design plans, including a pilot time-of-day (TOD) plan for commercial and industrial customers. The rates for the time-of-day program include a nights and weekends discount designed to save customers