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Electricity Markets
The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects average wholesale electricity prices for 2024 in most areas of the country to be close to or slightly lower than in 2023 because of relatively stable generation fuel costs. However, periods of high demand or power market supply constraints could
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Workforce
Florida public power utilities have been recognized as part of the “Florida 500,” a list of the state’s most influential business leaders.
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Workforce
SMUD CEO and General Manager Paul Lau has named Scott Martin SMUD’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective Jan. 27. Martin replaces Jennifer Davidson, who is retiring after six successful years as CFO and more than 17 years at SMUD, a California public power utility. Martin currently serves as SMUD
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Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency on Jan. 23 issued a proposed rule that responds to state implementation plan submissions from Arizona, New Mexico, and Tennessee for the 2015 eight-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
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Security
Building on $180 million in joint energy-related research, Tennessee public power utility EPB and Oak Ridge National Laboratory marked 10 years of collaboration on Jan. 26 with the announcement of a new Collaborative for Energy Resilience and Quantum Science. The new joint research effort will focus
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Workforce
The New Braunfels Utilities Board of Trustees has formally approved a CEO agreement, designating Ryan Kelso as the new CEO of the Texas public power utility.
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Distributed Energy Resources
Orsted on Jan. 25 said that it will reposition Skipjack Wind, a combined 966-megawatt project in development off the coast of the Delmarva peninsula, for future offtake opportunities.
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Distributed Energy Resources
The American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments program is seeking nominations to fill two vacant Director positions. Specifically, the DEED program is seeking nominations for Region 10 and Region 5. DEED is APPA’s research and development program funding
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Energy Storage
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission recently approved a stand-alone battery energy storage system in Pike County, Ind., which will be located at AES Indiana’s coal-fired Petersburg Generating Station.
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Generation
The Long Island Power Authority is sharing details on its latest integrated resource plan through a series of videos.