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The House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy on May 13 held a hearing, “Wires, Rates, And States: Permitting Transmission For Reliable And Affordable Power.”
The American Public Power Association’s Mutual Aid Committee (MAC) in May elected Amy Zubaly, Executive Director of the Florida Municipal Electric Association, as new chair of the committee.
The City of Pasadena, Calif., is seeking information from qualified firms to conduct solar and energy storage system feasibility assessments of 21 sites.
California public power utility Imperial Irrigation District’s Board on May 15 directed the release of a proposed Large Load Tarriff for a 30-day public comment and stakeholder period.
Talbot County, Maryland, has become the first county in the state to reach 100% of locations with access to high-speed internet. The infrastructure project was completed by Maryland public power utility Easton Utilities.
Alongside customers, community partners, and state and federal representatives, Washington State’s Mason County PUD No. 1 recently celebrated the completion of its new Manzanita Campus.
The Midcontinent ISO on May 15 announced the selected developers for two critical transmission projects that will strengthen reliability and support the region’s long-term energy needs.
Two electric utility subsidiaries of Black Hills Corporation, a utility based in Rapid City, South Dakota that serves 1.37 million electricity and natural gas and electricity customers in eight Western states, are now participating in the California ISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM), CAISO reported on May 6.