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Adrienne Lotto, Senior Vice President for Grid Security, Technical & Operations Services at the American Public Power Association, recently attended national laboratory meetings focused on advancing utility resilience capabilities and helping utilities make risk informed decisions to solve the
The American Public Power Association recently asked the Treasury Department for clarifying guidance related to new foreign prohibited entity rules that may limit the ability of public power utilities to claim energy tax credits.
The Environmental Protection Agency in late November published in the Federal Register its proposed rule to extend by three years the compliance deadline for owners and operators to complete closure of unlined coal combustion residual (CCR) surface impoundments larger than 40 acres.
The EPA on Nov. 28 withdrew its direct final rule (DFR) that would have extended by six years the deadline for utilities to submit a notice of plan participation (NOPP) to permanently cease coal combustion under the 2024 Steam Electric Effluent Limitation Guidelines rule. Adverse public comments
The Imperial Irrigation District in late November announced the launch of a new public information initiative to help the community understand the growing interest from data center developers seeking to locate in the District's service territory.
Washington State’s Snohomish County PUD recently hosted a Community Partner Coalition luncheon at its headquarters in Everett, Wash., to bring civic leaders together and discuss a wide range of topics including best practices for expanding partnerships through data sharing.
The American Public Power Association and several other trade associations recently submitted comments with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in support of a revised Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) reliability standard.
Holtec has been selected as a recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Tier 1 “First Mover Team Support” award under the U.S. Government’s Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Pathway to Deployment Program, the company said on Dec. 2.