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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Feb. 14 approved a pair of North American Electric Reliability Corporation reliability standards for cold weather operations and preparedness.
Texas public power utility New Braunfels Utilities announced that its new Participating Solar Contractor Program will launch on March 1, 2024. “Aimed at revolutionizing the way individuals and businesses harness the power of solar energy in our region, this program represents a significant leap
Developers and power plant owners plan to add 62.8 gigawatts of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity in 2024, the Energy Information Administration said on Feb. 15.
Millions of U.S. households would benefit from heat pumps, but the cost of installing the technology needs to come down to make their use a more attractive proposition, according to researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
California community choice aggregator Silicon Valley Clean Energy closed its third prepayment transaction for clean energy project bonds, “which offers substantial savings to the agency, a benefit passed on to customers through rate stability and maintaining a rate discount,” it said on Feb. 20.
Massachusetts public power utility Chicopee Electric Light has joined the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company’s NextZero Connected Homes program, the utility reported in its Winter 2024 newsletter.
Ocala, Fla., City Council members recently approved a reduction to the power cost adjustment rate and an increase in the electric base rates, which will result in an approximate eight percent decrease in customers’ monthly bills.
A substation project in the public power community of Waterville, Kansas, is in the final stages of completion, Kansas joint action agency KPP Energy said.