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Community Engagement
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced low-cost power awards to 11 firms that her office said will spur more than $5.2 billion in capital investments. The awards were approved by the New York Power Authority Board of Trustees.
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Energy Storage
A ribbon cutting for a new Burbank Water and Power iron flow battery storage system scheduled for April 5 has been postponed due to an inclement weather forecast for California.
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Security
Responding to concerns voiced by the American Public Power Association, the Department of Energy has revised a Frequently Asked Questions section included in the DOE’s overall guidance related to its Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program.
Reliability
Contact Tobias Sellier, Senior Director of Media Relations and Communications at MediaRelations@PublicPower.org or 202-467-2927 Washington, D.C., April 4, 2024 — The American Public Power Association appreciates the Department of Energy...
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Reliability
The Department of Energy on April 4 released its final rule on energy efficiency standards for distribution transformers. In relaxing the materials standards and extending the implementation timeline in its final rule, DOE "has demonstrated that it has listened to industry stakeholders and understands the challenge before us,” APPA said.
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Grid Modernization
Installers have replaced all but 551 of the 51,259 electric meters in Chelan County, Wash., with advanced metering infrastructure, Chelan County PUD said. The $15 million installation of advanced meters began about a year ago. Crews replaced about 1,000 meters a week. The change has been in the works since 2017.
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Electric Vehicles
Florida public power utility Kissimmee Utility Authority on April 2 unveiled its electric vehicle charging program for residential customers. Eligible KUA customers must be the property owner or have the written permission of the property owner prior to installation.
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Electricity Markets
Bonneville Power Administration staff identified governance, resource adequacy requirements and greenhouse gas accounting and other favorable attributes in recommending that BPA participate in a day-ahead energy market and that BPA should join the Southwest Power Pool's Markets+ initiative.
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Generation
The U.S. Department of Energy recently released an information guide for communities considering replacing their retired or retiring coal power plants with nuclear power plants.