pipe
Reliability
A coalition of energy and former utility regulatory officials is calling for increased coordination and information sharing between market players in the electricity and natural gas industries.
grid
Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has extended the compliance deadline for Order No. 2023, a final rule that reforms the Commission’s standard generator interconnection procedures and agreements.
pipeline
Generation
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project on Aug. 6 was joined by Arizona Public Service, the City of Mesa, Tucson Electric Power and UniSource Energy Services in announcing commitment plans for Transwestern Pipeline’s Desert Southwest expansion project.
wind
Distributed Energy Resources
The New York State Public Service Commission on Oct. 12 denied petitions filed by a group of offshore wind developers and a state renewable energy trade association seeking additional funding for four proposed offshore wind projects and 86 land-based renewable projects.
Line crew
Reliability
The following is a transcript of the May 27, 2024, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA’s News
nuke
Generation
Commissioners with the Florida Public Service Commission in late March approved the Advanced Nuclear Power Feasibility Report containing findings and recommendations for potential legislative or administrative actions to enhance use of advanced nuclear technologies.
transmission towers
Generation
Entergy Arkansas recently announced it will power Google’s planned $4 billion technology investment in Arkansas. Google’s investment will focus on cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure, including the development of a new data center in West Memphis, Arkansas – the company’s first facility in the state.
plant
Generation
The Michigan Public Service Commission on Aug. 7 approved a process for addressing requests filed under the Midcontinent Independent System Operator's Expedited Resource Addition Study, a temporary process meant to speed up the review of new electric generation projects to address resource adequacy and reliability needs in MISO’s territory in the near term.
Electricity Markets
This white paper shows how recent developments in regional transmission organizations with mandatory capacity markets demonstrate an urgent need for reform of the capacity constructs used in these regions. The...
nuke
In a recent letter to the CEO of California investor-owned utility PG&E, groups representing public power utilities and electric cooperatives in Arizona made the case for extending the life of the California nuclear power plant Diablo Canyon Power Plant past its existing license.