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Texas-based power generator Vistra on May 23 announced that its DeCordova Energy Storage Facility in Granbury, Texas, is now online. The 260-megawatt/260 megawatt-hour battery energy storage project is the largest of its kind in Texas, according to Vistra.
Washington D.C., June 8, 2022— Statement from American Public Power Association President & CEO Joy Ditto: APPA appreciates the Biden Administration’s focus and action on supply chain issues, which threaten...
Traditional resource adequacy tools are not sufficient to ensure reliability in a rapidly changing electric power system, according to a new report from the National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI), the research arm of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC).
A group of federal lawmakers from Florida on June 10 sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in which they highlight “the dangerous supply chain shortages affecting Florida’s electric cooperatives and municipalities.”
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on June 16 launched two rulemakings aimed at improving the reliability of the bulk power system against the threats of extreme weather.
The electric and natural gas industries are intertwined, and several recent events including natural gas pipeline review changes contemplated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), a rapid increase in...
APPA President and CEO Joy Ditto reflects on Independence Day celebrations and how our public power utilities share common goals and basic operational similarities but configure their systems to meet...
APPA President and CEO Joy Ditto looks back at Winter Storm Uri a year later. She emphasizes that electric utilities need natural gas to keep electricity reliable on a daily...
Snohomish County Public Utility District’s (PUD) recently adopted 2021 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) focuses on conservation and energy storage to meet electrical demand through 2045.
A look at the equipment shortages and lengthy wait times for utility supplies – and how utilities are coping and planning ahead.