The Environmental Protection Agency on Aug. 31 issued a final rule to reconsider parts of the agency’s 2015 Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELG) rule.
Missouri River Energy Services on Sept. 2 marked the beginning of hydropower generation at the Red Rock Hydroelectric Project in Iowa with a video dedication ceremony.
The complexity of wholesale power markets can seem daunting, especially for smaller players without a deep bench of analysts and traders. But public power utilities looking to navigate those markets can find help in the form of partners such as The Energy Authority (TEA).
Offshore wind resources along the central California Coast are well suited to meet demand when it is most needed, according to a new study by researchers at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is installing its first owned and operated, grid-scale, battery energy storage system near an industrial complex in Vonore, Tenn. The Vonore Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will use lithium-ion batteries to store 40 megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy, enough to
Security
Any utility key accounts manager knows that commercial and industrial customers never want their operations disrupted by power outages, which results in lost profits and harms their reputations.
Community Engagement
In remarks made on the first day of the American Public Power Association’s Public Power Connect Virtual Summit and Business Meeting, Joy Ditto, APPA’s President and CEO, said that the power sector must be committed to increasing diversity at every level and detailed how APPA is moving to strengthen and renew its commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Desmarie Waterhouse, the American Public Power Association’s Vice President, Government Relations & Counsel, and other APPA government relations staff on June 8 provided a detailed overview of public power’s legislative priorities including assistance for utilities related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Security
In a recent survey of utility executives by Siemens and the Ponemon Institute, more than half of the respondents said that cyber attacks are on the rise. In addition, the nature of the attacks has shifted in recent years.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Supporting virus research, securing critical infrastructure and stabilizing the energy markets are all key actions that the Department of Energy has taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mark Menezes, Under Secretary of Energy, said on June 8.