Reliability
Lawmakers voiced concerns on Sept. 13 about a Department of Energy proposal that would require a stricter standard that changes the material used in distribution transformers from grain-oriented electrical steel to amorphous steel.
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Electricity Markets
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on Sept. 13 filed a report with the Texas Public Utility Commission detailing the grid operator’s response to a spike in power demand earlier this month in the wake of soaring temperatures.
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Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency on September 14 issued a final rule that modifies and replaces the 2020 regulatory requirements for water quality certification under Clean Water Act section 401.
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Editor’s note The following is a fictional short story submitted by a retired public power line worker. The events and views presented in the story are the author’s own. By C. Earl Botkin The night air felt cool, which was unusual for mid-July in Kentucky as Samuel Arthur Carter wearily stepped out
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Seattle City Light’s former CEO on the importance of being flexible and open to new opportunities.
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How the governing board’s role is evolving along with the industry, and how that is creating new challenges in governance.
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Reliability
Sharp increases in peak demand forecasts and the potential for higher generator retirements are raising concerns for electric reliability over the next 10 years, according to the latest Long-Term Reliability Assessment from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
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A settlement agreement was filed on Dec. 14 in federal district court in Oregon that sets commitments made by the U.S. Government and implemented through a Memorandum of Understanding, “Columbia River Basin Restoration Initiative,” between the United States, the States of Oregon and Washington, the Nez Perce, Umatilla, Warm Springs, and Yakama Tribes and environmental non-profit organizations.
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Electric Vehicles
Falling battery prices could result in the global electric vehicle market reaching cost parity, without subsidies, with internal combustion engine vehicles around the middle of the decade, according to Goldman Sachs Research.
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The leader of Middleborough Gas and Electric in Massachusetts on the challenges and opportunities facing public power leaders.