A utility customer survey found that the quality of electric service, water and wastewater services, and solid waste and recycling services were well-rated by Denton, Texas, residents.
More than 27,000 megawatts of solar capacity are under construction and projected to come online in 2023, a 32% increase from the current U.S. solar capacity and a 147% increase since the beginning of 2020, a new report from the American Public Power Association shows.
A Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority generation unit was successfully energized in June for the first time as part of the Authority’s ongoing St. Thomas Randolph Harley Power Plant New Generation Project. Unit 5 is one of four new Wärtsilä generators being placed into service at the St. Thomas
Florida Municipal Power Agency, in conjunction with 20 Florida public power utilities and Origis Energy, on July 12 announced a major expansion of the Florida Municipal Solar Project, one of the largest municipal-backed solar projects in the nation.
Electricity Markets
The New York Power Authority on Aug. 2 released its first annual integrated report, which details the operations and activities carried out by NYPA and its subsidiary, the New York State Canal Corporation, in 2022.
Distributed Energy Resources
The American Public Power Association has joined a coalition of trade associations in a recent letter sent to senior Biden administration officials expressing concerns over the administration’s Build America Buy America guidelines.
Generation
The Lower Colorado River Authority has selected Minnesota-based Fagen Inc. as the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for LCRA’s new peaker power plant being built in Texas.
Reliability
Washington D.C., August 8, 2023 — The American Public Power Association today submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on the agency’s new source performance standards for greenhouse gas emissions...
Energy Storage
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity has selected two companies to receive $19 million in awards to demonstrate long-duration energy storage projects in remote communities and military housing.
Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency should evaluate how its rules for reducing greenhouse gas emissions would affect electric reliability and implement changes to the proposed rules to ensure grid reliability, the American Public Power Association said in comments filed with the federal agency.