Reliability
A project proposed by Iowa public power utility Montezuma Municipal Light & Power and Iowa State University researchers has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for award negotiations with the goal of building the first “microgrid” in a rural Iowa community.
Generation
Wartsila will supply the generating equipment for an 18-megawatt expansion to an existing power plant in Farmington, N.M., utilizing reciprocating internal combustion engine technology.
Bonds and Financing
The American Public Power Association recently joined with a broad coalition of governmental entities and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in filing comments with the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service on exceptions to domestic content requirements for elective payment.
Generation
Georgia Power announced on March 1 that Unit 4 at the Vogtle nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Georgia, has achieved another major milestone in startup testing by generating electricity and successfully synchronizing and connecting to the electric grid for the first time.
Distributed Energy Resources
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced the state has conditionally awarded two offshore wind projects from its fourth offshore wind solicitation -- a planned 810-megawatt project, Empire Wind 1, and Sunrise Wind, a planned 924-megawatt project.
Environment
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Oct. 10 announced the Decarbonization Leadership program, a decarbonization and electrification initiative administered by the New York Power Authority.
Electricity Markets
The Northwest Public Power Association Board of Trustees on Oct. 16 selected Kurt Miller to be the association’s next executive director, effective Dec. 1, 2023.
Community Engagement
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities’ General Manager Bill Johnson has been named to Ingram’s Magazine’s annual list of the 250 Most Powerful Business Leaders throughout the Greater Kansas City Region. Each year, Ingram’s identifies the most influential executives out of the 2.8 million individuals
Reliability
The American Public Power Association is accepting nominations now through Wednesday, November 15, 2023, for the Reliability and Safety Representatives on the Reliable Public Power Provider Program Review Panel.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, in partnership with the American Public Power Association, recently hosted a virtual planning meeting for the 2024 Light Up Navajo V mutual aid initiative.