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Bills and Rates
Nebraska Public Power District’s wholesale electric rates have once again ranked amongst the lowest in the country compared to roughly 800 wholesale electric providers, the public power utility reported on Aug. 11.
Generation
Mote Inc. on Aug. 10 said it has received $1.2 million in grant funding to establish its second biomass-to-hydrogen and carbon-sequestration plant in partnership with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, a California public power utility.
Distributed Energy Resources
The New York Power Authority on Aug. 10 said it has begun a process called for in legislation included in the 2023-24 enacted New York State budget that provides NYPA with new authority to develop, own and operate renewable energy generating projects to assist the state in meeting its clean energy targets.
Distributed Energy Resources
A Kentucky coal mine site would be converted into an 800-megawatt solar project that was recently announced by renewable energy developer BrightNight, Rivian Automotive and the Nature Conservancy.
Distributed Energy Resources
The City of Aztec, New Mexico, a public power community, is pursuing the development of a solar PV plus energy storage project to meet its entire daytime power needs. The city is working with the International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Technology on the project.
Environment
The U.S. Department of Energy on Aug. 11 announced up to $1.2 billion to advance the development of two commercial-scale direct air capture facilities in Texas and Louisiana.
Generation
California Governor Gavin Newsom has directed the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to develop a hydrogen market development strategy.
Distributed Energy Resources
A new study, for the first time, analyzes local ordinances and their potential effect on the development of wind and solar resources, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Reliability
Florida public power utilities OUC and Kissimmee Utility Authority recently hit new power demand records with soaring temperatures hitting the state last week.
Generation
The Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors on Aug. 17 voted to approve the Nebraska public power utility’s recommended near-term generation resource plan to address unprecedented growth in energy demand, OPPD said.