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Community Engagement
Five organizations serving Arizona communities impacted by the transition away from coal-fired power plants have been selected to receive a cumulative total of over $134,000 in economic development grants from a utility grant funding program.
Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the “AA” rating on Platte River Power Authority's $125.9 million in outstanding series JJ and taxable series KK power revenue refunding bonds.
Generation
Holtec International on Dec. 4 said that it has started a program to build two small modular reactor units at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant site in Michigan. Holtec is pursuing the repowering of the Palisades plant.
Generation
FirstLight on Dec. 5 announced a new power purchase agreement with the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company. MMWEC is the Commonwealth’s designated joint action agency for municipal utilities in Massachusetts. Through the agreement, participating communities will purchase up to 69
Reliability
Hydropower has played a key role in helping to bolster the Pacific Northwest’s power grid this month as wind, snow, ice, freezing rain, and record-breaking temperatures have gripped the region, the Public Power Council reported on Jan. 19.
Reliability
Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) recently introduced legislation that amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and establishes new limitations on federal efficiency rules for specific distribution transformers.
Workforce
Joy Liechty has joined Washington State’s Jefferson County PUD as its new Assistant General Manager.
Workforce
South Carolina’s Santee Cooper recently announced four new appointments to its management team -- Director of Inclusive Strategies Traci Grant, Senior Director of Generation Carey Salisbury, General Auditor Jason McKinney and General Manager of Projects and Construction Scott Smith.
Distributed Energy Resources
The Department of the Interior on Jan. 17 announced an updated roadmap for solar energy development across the West, which is “designed to expand solar energy production in more Western states and make renewable energy siting and permitting on America’s public lands more efficient,” it said.
Electric Vehicles
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service on Jan. 19 released additional guidance aimed at providing clarity on eligibility for tax incentives to install electric vehicle charging stations and other alternative fuel refueling stations.