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The Federal Communications Commission recently announced it will consider adopting a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that “proposes to adopt presumptions that would limit the authorization processing timelines and fees that state and local governments may impose” using Section 253 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen recently signed legislation that will help preserve current energy production in the state, establish requirements for facilities that want to generate their own power and ensure that customers are not left to foot the bill for the additional usage, Pillen’s office said on June 2.
With a central Massachusetts territory that’s heavily wooded, Littleton Electric Light and Water Department (LELWD) needed to find ways to ensure that storms wouldn’t cause outages when trees fell on overhead cables. The utility has switched to covered cable and today, about 90% to 95% of its distribution system is covered cable.
The New York Independent System Operator reported that New York set a new record for solar generation on June 3.
The PJM Interconnection has issued a Hot Weather Alert for June 11–12 for the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions ahead of expected 90-degree weather.
EDP Renewables North America LLC and Salt River Project on June 9 celebrated the completion of Flatland Energy Storage, a 200 megawatt/800 megawatt-hour battery energy storage system in Coolidge, Arizona.
Lincoln Electric System completed a successful revenue and refunding bond sale June 2, positioning the utility to support continued system investments while maintaining long-term financial stability, the Nebraska public power utility reported on June 9.
APPA joined the Edison Electric Institute, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and Large Public Power Council in submitting comments to the Federal Communications Commission that advance a coordinated electric industry position on enabling scalable unmanned aircraft systems deployment while protecting critical infrastructure and aviation safety.