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Transmission
ITC Midwest, ATC and Dairyland Power Cooperative on Sept. 27 said they have completed the western half of the Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line Project, allowing the entire 102-mile line to be placed in service on Sept. 26, 2024.
Community Engagement
As we forge ahead into 2022, APPA President and CEO Joy Ditto takes stock of what we accomplished on our members’ behalf during the past 12 months as we prepare...
Electricity Markets
Supporters of efforts to replace investor-owned Rochester Gas & Electric in New York State with a public power utility are vowing to continue their municipalization efforts in the wake of a recent vote by the Monroe County Legislature that rejected a proposal to fund a public power study.
Transmission
The California Independent System Operator’s Board of Governors has approved an addendum to its 2022-2023 transmission plan to conditionally advance development of a 285-mile link in a transmission pathway that would deliver Idaho wind energy to California and the Southwest and enable investor-owned Idaho Power to import additional energy into its system.
Energy Storage
The Maine Governor’s Energy Office in December submitted a recommendation to the Maine Public Utilities Commission to procure up to 200 megawatts of energy storage for Maine that increases grid resilience, lowers electricity costs, maximizes federal incentives, and advances the state’s clean energy goals and statutory requirements.
Energy Storage
Coal plant sites are becoming an increasingly attractive location for utility and energy storage development companies across the U.S. to site new energy storage systems.
Environment
The Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6 approved in a 3-2 vote its final climate disclosure rule.
Electric Vehicles
The Vermont Public Power Supply has partnered with Bellawatt to build a “seamless tool that simplifies the electrification journey for customers,” VPPSA said on Feb. 21.
Community Engagement
While they might not be as high-profile as the Wall Street mergers and acquisitions that make the headlines — or provide fodder for binge-worthy legal dramas on streaming services — Main Street has had its share of takeover attempts for community-owned electric utilities run by the local (or
Distributed Energy Resources
For the first time in its history, CleanPowerSF delivered 100% renewable electricity to all 375,000 customers on its default green service in 2023.