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Generation
The Tennessee Valley Authority said that the preliminary peak power demand for the morning of Jan. 17 was 34,526 megawatts at a system average temperature of 4 degrees, setting an all-time TVA record.
Workforce
Massachusetts public power utility Reading Municipal Light Department recently announced the hiring of Michael O’Neill as its new Director of Operations.
Bonds and Financing
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been once again awarded to the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its annual comprehensive financial report, BPU reported on Jan. 12.
Bonds and Financing
A rule proposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of Comptroller of the Currency would broadly tighten access to credit and pose economy-wide increases to borrowing costs, the American Public Power Association and state and local associations said in Jan. 16 said.
Bonds and Financing
The Internal Revenue Service is holding a series of online “office hours” to help entities with the pre-filing registration process for elective pay (also known as direct pay) tax credits.
Security
The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 17 announced an initiative to ensure cybersecurity is integrated into the development of clean energy solutions.
Workforce
The Board of Public Utilities for Tennessee public power utility McMinnville Electric System recently announced that Brittany Davis is the General Manager-Elect for MES.
Generation
The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 17 announced the signing of a credit award and payment agreement with California-based Pacific Gas and Electric Company to finalize terms for $1.1 billion in credit payments via the Civil Nuclear Credit Program for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant.
Security
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity on Jan. 18 issued a $4.8 million funding opportunity announcement seeking applications “for innovative distribution system communications technologies to ensure a secure electricity grid.”
Electric Vehicles
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Jan. 8 announced the selection of 67 applicants to receive nearly $1 billion through EPA’s Clean School Bus Program Grants Competition.