bill
Bills and Rates
The Board of Directors for California public power utility Imperial Irrigation District on September 19 acted to significantly expand financial assistance to more customers through IID’s Residential Energy Assistance Program.
grid
Electric Vehicles
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Sept. 20 said it is accelerating the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations by adopting a Department of Energy electric vehicle charging station categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act.
grid
Reliability
The Department of Energy on Sept. 29 will host a webinar related to a survey that the agency plans to release related to the nation’s current supply of distribution transformers.
nuke
Generation
At a recent Northwest Public Power Association conference, Jason Herbert, Senior Director for External Strategy at Energy Northwest, detailed the joint action agency’s plans for the development of small modular reactors, while Meaghan Vibbert, Public Information Officer, at Washington State’s Douglas County PUD, provided an update on the PUD’s renewable hydrogen project.
ev
Electric Vehicles
Rhythmos on Sept. 19 announced the commercial deployment of its mobility and utility network management platform in East Tennessee through a collaborative demonstration project with the Tennessee Valley Authority and an Electric Power Research Institute program.
cap
Environment
A group of Republican senators recently sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan arguing that EPA should rescind its proposed reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter. The letter, which was signed by 23 Republican
grid
Environment
The New York State Public Service Commission recently provided guidance for utilities in the state submitting or re-submitting proposals to develop utility thermal networks.
customers
Customer Service
In an independent survey, Kentucky public power utility Owensboro Municipal Utilities recently received a 95% customer satisfaction rating for Fiscal Year 2023.
line
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation, in partnership with the American Public Power Association, in September hosted a multi-agency mutual aid workshop.
plant
Generation
The Internal Revenue Service on Sept, 27 announced that applications for the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit program under Section 48(e) of the Internal Revenue Code will open on October 19.