Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Jan. 30 conditionally accepted a proposal submitted by the PJM Interconnection to refine and improve PJM’s risk modeling framework.
Generation
The Lafayette, La., City Council on March 5 cleared a path for Lafayette Utilities System to build a new natural gas-fired power plant.
The City and County of San Francisco on July 27 submitted a petition with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) seeking a formal determination of the value of investor-owned Pacific Gas & Electric’s local electric infrastructure, the next step in San Francisco’s efforts to acquire the utility’s city-based electric facilities and complete the city’s transition to public power.
Reliability
Thanks to rapid clean energy deployment, expansion of battery storage, and strategic efforts to build up emergency reserves, California heads into summer with more resources to meet electricity demand, including the extreme heat conditions experienced in recent years, but California energy leaders are remaining vigilant about ongoing risks.
Community Engagement
Celebrate the different reasons and processes through which public power utilities have come into existence across three eras: early electrification, after the development of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and in the 21st Century – and how each promotes staying community owned.
Transmission
If adopted, transmission incentive changes proposed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) are likely to hike transmission costs without any assurance of commensurate benefits for consumers, the American Public Power Association said on July 1.
Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is currently considering changes to its policies for awarding electric transmission rate incentives. In March, the Commission issued a notice of inquiry (NOI) that asked...
Bills and Rates
The Guam Public Utilities Commission has approved the Guam Power Authority’s petition to reduce a fuel recovery charge by 20.3%, effective February 1, 2025.
Energy Storage
Independent power producer Broad Reach Power plans to build 15 utility-scale battery storage plants totaling 150 megawatts (MW) in areas near Houston and Odessa, Texas.
Community Engagement
The newly appointed leader of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power shares her vision for engaging and supporting the community.