Reliability
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Feb. 14 approved a pair of North American Electric Reliability Corporation reliability standards for cold weather operations and preparedness.
Workforce
Salt River Project’s state-of-the-art Technology Innovation Lab in Arizona offers the public power utility’s employees a wide variety of hands on training opportunities.
Electric Vehicles
Burlington, Vermont, Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak and Burlington Electric Department on Sept. 22 announced a temporary increase to BED’s electric vehicle incentives to help offset the September 30, 2025 expiration of the federal tax credit for EV purchases, as set forth in President Trump's recently-signed reconciliation bill.
Three California community choice aggregators (CCAs) have partnered to jointly issue a request for proposals (RFP) for new clean energy resources.
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) in North Carolina has issued $94.79 million of revenue bonds at an interest rate of 2.278%, the lowest rate ever achieved by PWC outside of state lending.
Reliability
Florida-based public power utility OUC has once again delivered the highest electric reliability in the state, according to 2024 data submitted to the Florida Public Service Commission by investor-owned utilities.
Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings has assigned an “A+” rating to bonds issued by the Lower Colorado River Authority on behalf of the Lower Colorado River Authority Transmission Services Corp.
A group that supports municipalization efforts in Ann Arbor, Mich., recently said that a request for proposals (RFP) for a municipalization feasibility study falls short on several fronts.
While lithium-ion technology has been king of the hill when it comes to energy storage options for utilities, this year could prove to be a key inflection point for the emergence of alternative energy storage technologies in the U.S. if recent developments are any indication.
Generation
Washington State’s Chelan PUD on Dec. 4 said that it will file a pre-application document and notice of intent to relicense its Rock Island Dam this month.