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The administration of President Joseph Biden released the U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap that aims to provide a framework for accelerating the production, processing, delivery, storage, and use of clean hydrogen.
A combined cycle, 1,875-megawatt power plant in Southeastern Ohio recently began commercial operation.
NuScale Power reached a historic milestone in January 2023 when the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued its final rule certifying the company’s design for a small modular reactor.
Energy Efficiency
The Energy Transition Community Working Group facilitates discussion, evaluates opportunities, and defines barriers to the transition to a high resilience and low emissions electricity delivery system while maintaining reliability, affordability, and safety for public power utilities.
Contact Tobias Sellier, Senior Director of Media Relations and Communications at MediaRelations@PublicPower.org or 202-467-2927 Washington, D.C., April 25, 2024 — The American Public Power Association (APPA) recognizes the importance of...
Security and Resilience (Cyber and Physical)
The threat of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure is a hot topic in the news right now, but cybersecurity has been on the radar of the American Public Power Association...
Generation
WPPI Energy’s 22-year power purchase agreement to receive electricity from a new wind energy center that will be located in Illinois is credit positive for WPPI because it adds a cost-effective resource, enhances the diversity of supply and improves WPPI’s carbon footprint by doubling the wind generation in its supply portfolio, Moody’s Investors Service said on Aug. 24.
Generation
Investor-owned utility Xcel Energy, backed by a coalition of 14 diverse consumer and energy groups, are asking the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to approve a proposal called the Colorado Energy Plan that they say could lead to $2.5 billion in clean energy investments in rural Colorado.
Solar UNPUBLISHED
Michigan’s Lansing Board of Water and Light and groSolar on Aug. 29 announced the start of construction of a utility-scale solar project in Michigan.
Generation
Georgia Power, a subsidiary of investor-owned Southern Company, on Aug. 31 filed a recommendation with the Georgia Public Service Commission to continue construction of the Vogtle nuclear expansion near Augusta, Ga.