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Energy Storage
A new energy storage project for Virginia public power utility Danville Utilities will help lower transmission and capacity costs and allow Danville, Va., electric rates to be competitive to other neighboring electric utilities when competing for economic development projects, said Jason Grey
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Environment
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is marking Earth Month by expanding clean energy programs, providing grants of up to $2.5 million for large property owners to make green improvements, and offering rebates for the latest water conservation tools, it said on April 21.
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Distributed Energy Resources
The Dos Palos Clean Power project in Merced County, one of California’s first community solar projects, is now online. A joint project from California community choice aggregator Peninsula Clean Energy and Renewable America, Dos Palos will generate 3 megawatts of solar power as part of the CCA’s Green Access Program.
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Generation
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright on April 22 announced the release of the third loan disbursement to Holtec for the reopening of the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan.
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Bills and Rates
The Utility Division for the City of Loveland, Colorado, announced the introduction of remote disconnect and reconnect capabilities for electric service, made possible by the installation of new Advanced Metering Infrastructure electric meters.
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Reliability
Glenn Fisher, Director for Oklahoma public power utility Edmond Electric, recently provided details related to grid projects being pursued by the utility that will bolster reliability.
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Generation
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced on April 23 that it has reapplied for the $800 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor Program.
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Generation
In a recent interview with APPA, Chris Weiner, Executive Director of Electric Services for the City of Coffeyville, Kansas, details the public power utility’s capital improvement plan and discusses the possible replacement of a steam plant in the city.
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Electricity Markets
Sunny skies, mild temperatures, and the Easter holiday drove demand for grid electricity in New England to its lowest level ever Sunday.