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Reliability
The American Public Power Association and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association are voicing concerns about the potential negative effects on the reliability of the country’s electric grid resulting from a proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to address the 2015 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards.
Distributed Energy Resources
The U.S. Department of Energy issued a Request for Information focused on West Coast offshore wind transmission.
LS Power on Aug. 9 said it has reached an agreement with Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. to acquire Algonquin’s renewable energy business. Algonquin will sell the business for a total consideration of up to $2.5 billion.
Workforce
American Municipal Power, Inc. announced that Kellie Pertuset has joined AMP as Vice President of Human Resources and Talent Management.
Electricity Markets
Weeks after the Western Resource Adequacy Program’s Resource Adequacy Participant Committee approved a revised transition plan, the Western Power Pool Board of Directors recently took a series of actions to move the program further along.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Resources to help public power develop a wildfire mitigation plan.
Generation
The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 17 announced the signing of a credit award and payment agreement with California-based Pacific Gas and Electric Company to finalize terms for $1.1 billion in credit payments via the Civil Nuclear Credit Program for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant.
Transmission
The U.S. Department of Energy on Aug. 6 announced a $2.2 billion investment in the nation’s grid for eight projects across 18 states aimed at protecting against growing threats of extreme weather events, lowering costs for communities and catalyzing additional grid capacity to meet load growth stemming from an increase in manufacturing and data centers.
Transmission
The U.S. Department of Energy on Aug. 6 announced a $2.2 billion investment in the nation’s grid for eight projects across 18 states aimed at protecting against growing threats of extreme weather events, lowering costs for communities and catalyzing additional grid capacity to meet load growth stemming from an increase in manufacturing and data centers.
Distributed Energy Resources
Massachusetts and Rhode Island announced on Sept. 6 the selection of 2,878 megawatts of offshore wind in the first coordinated procurement of its kind.