Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order Feb. 26 granting the PJM Interconnection’s request to delay its 2025/2026 capacity auction date by 35 days to July 17, 2024, along with a delay of the associated pre-auction deadlines.
Generation
Truckee Donner Public Utility District’s board of directors meeting on Feb. 7 included a detailed presentation and discussion led by industry expert consultant Aspen Environmental on the California public power utility’s integrated resource plan.
Contact Tobias Sellier, Senior Director of Media Relations and Communications at MediaRelations@PublicPower.org or 202-467-2927 Washington, D.C., February 27, 2024 — The American Public Power Association’s Legislative & Resolutions Committee approved...
Electricity Markets
The American Public Power Association’s Legislative & Resolutions Committee on Feb. 27 approved 13 policy resolutions during the association’s 2024 Legislative Rally. These member-sponsored resolutions will guide APPA’s advocacy efforts in 2024 and beyond.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Florida Municipal Electric Association recently held its annual Florida Lineman Competition Rodeo, which brings electric lineworkers from all over the state together to demonstrate their skill and knowledge in the craft of line work.
Electricity Markets
Average wholesale electricity prices at most major trading hubs in the Lower 48 states generally declined and traded within more narrow price ranges in 2023, the Energy Information Administration reported on Feb. 26, citing data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Distributed Energy Resources
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, in collaboration with the U. S. Department of Energy Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, on Feb. 22 released a set of cybersecurity baselines for electric distribution systems and distributed energy resources that connect to them.
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.
Workforce
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Distributed Energy Resources
U.S. cumulative community solar installations are forecasted to break 14 gigawatts direct current in existing state markets by 2028, according to the latest report released by Wood Mackenzie in collaboration with the Coalition for Community Solar Access.