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The Decorah, Iowa, city council on Monday voted 6-1 in favor of forming a task force on the municipalization of the city’s electric power infrastructure.
epa
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Dec. 7 announced its final decision to retain the existing National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter without changes.
plant
Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) has been awarded a $48,500 grant through the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Demonstration of Energy and Efficiency Developments (DEED) program to study the feasibility of developing a renewable hydrogen production facility at a site near NCPA’s Lodi Energy Center natural gas power plant.
efficiency
Belmont Light in Massachusetts has launched an education and marketing program aimed at providing customers with the information they need to install air-source heat pumps.
gas
CPS Energy in San Antonio, Texas, has signed a deal to provide renewable natural gas (RNG) to the city’s mass transit provider.
EV
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) board of directors recently approved a new commercial rate structure aimed at supporting the expansion of electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the region.
cyber
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has released a new guide that is designed to assist individuals, organizations, and communities in improving or establishing an insider threat mitigation program.
grid
Arizona’s Southwest Public Power Agency Inc. (SPPA) is seeking to acquire long term energy supply arrangements through structured power purchase agreements under a request for proposals issued earlier this month.