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The North American Electric Reliability Corporation on Jan. 8 published a new incident review examining the risks and challenges posed by the increasing integration of voltage-sensitive large loads, such as data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities, into the Bulk Electric System.
Per member requests, the American Public Power Association this week presents an in-depth series on managing insurance risks. Part one details what is happening in the insurance market that is affecting policy coverage.
It is critical that owners of public power projects understand – long before a need arises – which claims contractors are most likely to assert. Learn about the most common...
The Bryan Texas Utilities (BTU) used a Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) student research grant from the American Public Power Association to support a student to analyze mitigation strategies for the potential deleterious effect electric vehicles could have on utility transformers.
Short-term outages caused by extreme weather have a minimal impact on most solar panels, but further work is needed to develop a clearer picture of the potential impacts, according to research by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
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With public power utilities potentially losing up to $5 billion in revenues this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is vital that Congress provide direct aid to these community-owned utilities, the American Public Power Association said, adding that a forgivable loan program would ensure that aid
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Back to National Conference Why is APPA still requiring masks and health check-ins? When we made the decision several months ago to move forward with an in-person National Conference, we established safety protocols not knowing where we would be with the pandemic. Some attendees registered
June 8, 2021
Insurers and utility leaders weigh in on the changing approaches to risk management and how increased risk is affecting utility insurance coverage and rates.