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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Florida Municipal Electric Association on Sept. 15 partnered with the Florida Division of Emergency Management to help its members expedite FEMA recovery after disaster strikes public power communities.
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Duke Energy Florida will spend $1 billion to add 700 MW of solar energy over the next four years and forego recovery of more than $150 million from customers for an abandoned nuclear project under a revised settlement filed Tuesday with the Florida Public Service Commission.
Security
Grid Security Issue Brief (PDF) Summary The electric sector has mandatory and enforceable federal regulatory standards in place for cyber and physical security (collectively known as grid security). Close coordination among industry and government partners at all levels is imperative to deterring
This page includes summaries of and links to APPA’s regulatory filings at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), APPA’s comments to the Board of Trustees of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), and APPA's filings with other regulatory entities. For APPA's comments
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Transmission
The New York State Public Service Commission on Nov. 16 approved $1.4 billion in financing for NY Transco’s Propel NY Energy transmission project.
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Distributed Energy Resources
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission in December declined to issue a declaratory order in a proceeding that would have given third parties the right to sell electricity directly to public utility customers, a proposal that was opposed by public power groups in the state.
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Electric Vehicles
The New York Public Service Commission on Nov. 16 made significant changes to New York’s electric vehicle “make-ready” program to speed up the transition to zero-emissions electric vehicles.
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Transmission
Several energy providers launched their plan to provide long-term electric reliability for customers by developing the Upper Midwest’s first 765-kilovolt transmission project, “which will meet the significant growth in electricity use projected in the coming decades and improve access to new energy sources needed to serve communities throughout the region,” they said on Feb. 10.
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Transmission
The $7 billion, 800-mile Grain Belt Express electric transmission infrastructure project on Oct. 12 secured approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission for its request to amend its existing certificate of convenience and necessity. The decision marks the last required state siting approval