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Smart meters can provide an entry point for hackers to destabilize the electric grid, according to a study by researchers at Oregon State University.
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The American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency program on April 18, 2023, selected Paul Eory, Manager of Strategy & Planning, Lansing Board of Water & Light (Michigan), to fill a vacant seat on the program’s committee. Eory will represent Region 10, comprising all DEED
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The American Public Power Association supports efforts in Congress to streamline the federal permitting and siting process, eliminate excessive regulatory barriers, and ensure more predictable and timely decisions from relevant federal agencies, it said in a Statement for the Record submitted to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
EarthBridge Energy has acquired acreage in West Texas for an energy storage project the Houston based company plans to develop.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Florida Municipal Electric Association this week is hosting the first-ever Florida public power tabletop exercise where a cross-section of Florida public power utilities, along with federal, state, and local partners, will take part in a simulation of a major hurricane impacting Florida.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utility Service on May 16 issued a notice of funding opportunity for the Powering Affordable Clean Energy forgivable loan program. To be invited to submit a PACE loan application, applicants must first submit a Letter of Interest. LOIs can be submitted
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Within the decade, analysts predict that hurricanes will be more frequent or intense, and that above-average-strength storms will occur on average six times a year when traditionally they occurred twice. Acreage destroyed by wildfires has already nearly doubled since the early 1990s. The boundaries
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The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced funding for carbon capture projects that include projects involving Illinois public power utility Springfield City Water, Light and Power.
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The New York Power Authority has partnered with the Energy Storage and Microgrid Training and Certification Program to establish New York State as a major training hub for workforce development.
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LevelTen Energy recently launched a power purchase agreement auctions platform, saying the new offering is “a response to the industry’s need for new solutions that can keep up with today’s market conditions, including surging demand for PPAs.”