storage
Maryland Governor Wes Moore on May 8 signed into law a bill that establishes a 3,000-megawatt target for energy storage and requires the Maryland Public Service Commission to develop a cost-effective procurement program. The measure, H.B. 910, calls for the PSC to establish targets for the cost
plant
Enchanted Rock LLC recently began construction of a 48-megawatt power generating unit adjacent to the City of Lodi Water Treatment Plant in Lodi, Calif. The power plant is scheduled to be operational by the end of summer 2023.
epa
The Environmental Protection Agency on May 11 issued its long-awaited proposed rules to limit carbon dioxide emissions from the new, existing, modified, and reconstructed power plants. The rules would regulate new gas-fired combustion turbines, existing coal plants and certain large and base-loaded existing gas plants.
Puzzle cube with icons related to utility workforce - hard hat, briefcase, and person in suit
Workforce
A glimpse into what Grant County Public Utility District in Washington state learned in its journey toward the elusive “healthy organizational culture.”
Utility worker using a safety harness
Why and how public power utilities shifting from a singular focus on individual actions, which can place blame for incidents solely on the worker, toward a more holistic organizational culture that recognizes and builds in a safety mindset at every level.
pattern of blue hexagons
The long-time manager of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems reflects on the importance of community education.
Layers of colorful waves
A visual overview of how to be a champion for change – including properly preparing and guiding an organization through a transition.
Big fish moving toward smaller fish surrounding a fishook
Workforce
Why leaders need to understand cultural patterns in their organizations and establish systems and processes that mesh with those patterns.
grid
A recent vote by lawmakers in Maine clears a path for a ballot question this year in which state residents will consider replacing investor-owned utilities in Maine with a statewide, consumer-owned utility called Pine Tree Power.
cap
Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) last week introduced the Local Infrastructure Act (S. 1453), legislation that would amend the federal tax code to restore state and local governments’ ability to issue tax-exempt advance refunding bonds.