Energy Storage
Delorean Power LLC and Massachusetts-based Paxton Municipal Light Department recently announced a partnership on an energy storage project that will be owned and operated by Delorean.
Reliability
The ability to efficiently recover from blackouts and effectively restart the electric power grid requires the natural gas and electric industries to more strongly collaborate and plan their efforts, according to a new study presented at a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission meeting on Dec. 19. The
Energy Storage
Salt River Project and NextEra Energy Resources have officially commissioned a 100-megawatt battery energy storage system to store the energy produced by a solar energy facility in Coolidge, Arizona.
Distributed Energy Resources
California public power utility Imperial Irrigation District recently announced that it is working to integrate a software solution, PowerClerk, into its solar interconnection application process.
Reliability
The Tennessee Valley Authority recently provided details on the most comprehensive cold-weather preparedness overhaul in TVA’s 90-year history -- a to-do list of nearly 3,400 items that began earlier this year with the addition of more stringent winterization standards.
Scott Corwin, APPA’s president and CEO, on how partnerships are essential for addressing our members’ needs and in finding new solutions.
Generation
Greenville, Texas public power utility GEUS has officially initiated a request for proposal process to explore additional electrical generation options, it said on Dec. 18.
Reliability
Tennessee public power utility Knoxville Public Utilities Board on Dec. 1 energized a new substation.
Distributed Energy Resources
Public power utility and community choice aggregator green programs are included in the most recent set of rankings compiled by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Green power programs allow homes and businesses to procure green power through their electric utility or community choice
Generation
Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would establish a 30 percent investment tax credit for hydropower environmental and safety improvements. The tax incentive is available to public power utilities through elective pay. Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE), Suzan