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Omaha Public Power District sent a 17-person team to the Des Moines, Iowa, area to assist MidAmerican Energy with power restoration efforts. Severe storms blew through Monday evening leaving tens of thousands without power in Iowa.
With demand for electricity expected to rise exponentially over the next several years, as large-load customers -- mainly data centers -- seek out potential sites to locate, Chelan PUD commissioners on July 15 evaluated how the Washington State PUD can meet that demand in a way that protects reliability and stable, predictable rates for everyone else.
The American Public Power Association recently submitted comments along with other groups to the Department of Treasury addressing domestic content requirements for elective payment of energy tax credits.
The Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity on July 16 announced that applications are now open for two long duration energy storage voucher opportunities totaling $1 million in Office of Electricity technical assistance for potential recipients.
In a recent Q&A with Public Power Current, Mark Kimbell, General Manager for the Gallatin Department of Electricity, described how fiscal responsibility and keeping rates as low as possible remains an ongoing focus of the Tennessee public power utility.
The Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems and the U.S. Department of Energy on July 17 announced the signing of a $12.6 billion agreement, including up to $1.2 billion from the DOE and $11.4 billion in public and private matching funds, to build and expand clean energy infrastructure across California.
The following is a transcript of the July 15, 2024, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's News
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project and Aypa Power on July 18 announced that they have entered into an agreement to provide 250 megawatts/1,000 megawatt-hours of new energy storage to the Arizona grid.
Platts, which is part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has launched the world's first independent daily, spot market solar photovoltaic panel price assessments for the U.S., Europe and Asia.
California residents are increasingly pairing battery storage with solar installations, the Energy Information Administration reported on July 18.