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Electric Vehicles
The New York Public Service Commission on Nov. 16 made significant changes to New York’s electric vehicle “make-ready” program to speed up the transition to zero-emissions electric vehicles.
Environment
Texan by Nature has named Texas public power utility CPS Energy as a 2023 Texan by Nature 20 honoree for the utility’s commitment to elevating conservation as a business practice.
Electricity Markets
Supporters of efforts to replace investor-owned Rochester Gas & Electric in New York State with a public power utility are vowing to continue their municipalization efforts in the wake of a recent vote by the Monroe County Legislature that rejected a proposal to fund a public power study.
Electricity Markets
Signature gathering for a ballot initiative that would give San Diego, Calif., residents the opportunity to vote on the creation of a public power utility in the city is set to get underway next month.
Electric Vehicles
Optiwatt, a San Francisco-based home energy analytics platform, recently announced a partnership with Florida public power utility JEA and the Electric Power Research Institute to help the utility plan for expected increases in energy demand with an increase in electric vehicle use in the Southeast.
Electric Vehicles
Optiwatt, a San Francisco-based home energy analytics platform, recently announced a partnership with Florida public power utility JEA and the Electric Power Research Institute to help the utility plan for expected increases in energy demand with an increase in electric vehicle use in the Southeast
Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 13 released a final rule that sets timelines and processes for states and federal plans to implement emissions guidelines under Clean Air Act section 111(d).
Distributed Energy Resources
Orsted, in a deal with software company SparkCognition, plans to deploy artificial intelligence across its fleet of renewable energy assets.