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Distributed Energy Resources
The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Jan. 27 issued a decision to allow Vineyard Wind to resume full activities in its lease area on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Newly installed Missouri River Energy Services transmission lines
Grid Modernization
What opportunities and strategies public power utilities are finding work to overcome interconnection delays, changing market conditions, and regulatory uncertainty for their infrastructure projects.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
While impacted public power utilities, investor-owned electric companies and electric cooperatives have already restored power to nearly 750,000 customers as of 9:00 a.m. (ET) on Jan. 29 in the wake of Winter Storm Fern, work continues around-the-clock, especially in the communities that saw between 1 and 2 inches of destructive ice accumulations.
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Grid Modernization
Coldwater Board of Public Utilities, a Michigan public power utility, has deployed artificial intelligence to predict and get ahead of grid outages. In an interview with APPA, CBPU Utility Director Paul Jakubczak outlined how AI is allowing the utility prevent service outages, advance grid
Aerial view of data center in Centralia, Washington
Generation
A look at how and where data centers are affecting the capacity landscape and what public power is doing in the face of these new large loads.
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Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency on Jan. 28 issued its proposal to approve interstate transport state implementation plan (SIP) submissions from eight states -- Alabama, Arizona, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, and Tennessee -- for the 2015 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS).
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Electricity Markets
Utilities and grid operators are focused on making sure the electric grid can always meet demand. This is called resource adequacy. Ensuring resource adequacy involves short- and long-term planning, coordination, and maintenance. Here’s a breakdown of key factors and challenges behind resource
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Generation
FirstLight, a clean power producer, developer and energy storage company, on Jan. 29 announced the expansion of the company’s landmark municipal utility power purchase agreement with Energy New England.
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Generation
When Winter Storm Fern affected New England, petroleum was the predominant energy source starting around midday on January 24 and lasting until early morning on January 26. Since then, petroleum and natural gas have been fluctuating as the primary energy source, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported on Jan. 29.
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Transmission
The Senate Environment & Public Works Committee on Jan. 28 held a hearing to examine federal environmental review and permitting processes.