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With advances in electric bus technology, a growing understanding of the benefits of electrification, and an influx of federal money through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), electric school buses are becoming an increasingly viable option for school districts, according to a new report from the United States Public Interest Research Group, Environment America, and Frontier Group.
The Florida Urban Forestry Council (FUFC) recently recognized Florida public power utility JEA as the state’s 2021 outstanding utility for being a champion in protecting and advancing the urban forest industry in Florida.
In a recent Q&A with Public Power Current, Doyle Hazen, General Manager and CEO of Nebraska public power utility North Central Public Power District (NCPPD) detailed how the utility’s aggressive approach to vegetation management has bolstered reliability, outlined how NCPPD benefits from its relationship with the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) and described how NCPPD has taken a proactive approach when it comes to addressing supply chain issues.
The California Supreme Court on March 16 denied Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E) petition for review of a decision by the Third District Court of Appeal, validating the San Joaquin County Local Agency Formation Commission’s determination that South San Joaquin Irrigation District (SSJID) has the ability and authority to provide electric utility service to its customers.
Colorado Springs Utilities will begin operating and maintaining Fort Carson’s electric and natural gas infrastructure outside of buildings in early 2023 under an agreement announced March 16.
Natural gas will continue to be an important driver of electric reliability and cost in the U.S. and the nexus between the electric and natural gas industries will continue to be critical for the foreseeable future, a new report prepared for the American Public Power Association (APPA) states.
The San Antonio City Council on June 16 approved a CPS Energy five-year energy efficiency and conservation plan.
A proposed climate-related disclosure rule issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will have an adverse effect on the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) members, even though those members, as no-for-profit providers of electric power, are not publicly traded or directly subject to the proposed rule, APPA said in recent comments submitted to the SEC.
While many public power utilities are examining ways to strengthen older, aging grids, the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority is striving to bring the convenience of electricity to homes for the first time. Public power utilities across the country have sent crews to help with the task.
