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U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Nov. 18 announced the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) closed a loan to restart a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant.
For water and electric utilities, it is critical to communicate with customers about potential leaks, rate changes and outages. Speed and clarity are essential to ensuring water is not wasted and customers know about outages. This boosts customer satisfaction.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued an emergency order that directs the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), in coordination with Consumers Energy, to ensure that the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Michigan remains available for operation.
In a recent interview with APPA, Casey Crabtree, Director of Economic Development at Heartland Energy, provides details on Heartland Energy's Demand Adjusted Technology Advantage, or DATA, an interruptible data center rate policy customers can use to facilitate construction and operation of data
Carol Martucci, Director of Financial Reporting and Corporate Technology at the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, has been appointed to the Northeast Power Coordinating Council Board of Directors.
The Imperial Irrigation District will expand a major substation in the City of La Quinta, Calif., increasing electrical service to about 4,000 more customers there and in adjoining areas.
The House Natural Resources Committee on Nov. 20 passed H.R. 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, by a vote of 25-18.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Nov. 20 announced the sixth Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) loan agreement for a 455 megawatt (MW) natural gas power plant in the Houston area. NRG Energy Inc. (NRG) will build the plant, which is expected to begin generating power for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) power region in 2028.
APPA joined a coalition in sending a letter to House and Senate leadership to “urge Congress to enact policies to modernize Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA).”
APPA on Nov. 19 filed comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Notice of Inquiry (NOI) titled “Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireline Deployments” regarding Section 253 of the Communications Act of 1934.