bonds
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) in North Carolina has issued $94.79 million of revenue bonds at an interest rate of 2.278%, the lowest rate ever achieved by PWC outside of state lending.
grid
The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) on Nov. 9 announced a revised management services contract and settlement with PSEG Long Island that LIPA said includes reforms designed to drive performance and accountability, while providing an unprecedented level of oversight of PSEG Long Island's operations.
cyber
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based public power utility EPB and the Oak Ridge and Los Alamos National Laboratories have received an award for a joint project that is developing technology to protect America’s electric grid from cyberattacks.
grid
The American Public Power Association (APPA) recently applauded the joint efforts of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, and NERC’s Regional Entities to analyze the February 2021 cold weather event in Texas and the South-Central U.S.
plant
A zero emissions natural gas-fired power plant last week, for the first time, contributed electric power to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid.
ev
Northern Wasco County Public Utility District in Oregon, along with several other Northwest utilities, has won a Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) grant from the American Public Power Association to expand electric vehicle adoption in rural areas.
sky
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co. (MMWEC) has won Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Development (DEED) grants totaling $148,248 from the American Public Power Association, one to help the joint action agency optimize its carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reduction strategies and the other to study the potential benefits of co-deploying undergrounding electric cables with optical fiber.
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Voters in Burlington, Vermont, on Dec. 7 overwhelmingly approved a $20 million Net Zero Energy Revenue Bond for public power utility Burlington Electric Department with 70% of voters supporting the ballot measure.
meter
California public power utility Glendale Water & Power (GWP) has launched a demand response program for residential and commercial customers, GWP reported on April 19.
congress
The American Public Power Association (APPA) on April 21 said it appreciates the work Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and his staff have put into refining and improving federal energy tax incentives in the Clean Energy for America Act (CEA).