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The American Public Power Association (APPA) applauds House passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the benefits it will provide to millions of utility customers nationwide served by not-for-profit...
The California Independent System Operator recently reported that more than 5,000 megawatts of battery storage capacity is now online and fully integrated into the electrical grid.
Washington State’s Chelan County Public Utility District and Puget Sound Energy recently announced a new contract for renewable hydropower from two PUD hydro projects on the Columbia River.
The Arizona municipalities of Gilbert, Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe have joined forces with the Salt River Project to help pay for bioenergy that supports strategic forest thinning across the Salt River and Verde River watersheds.
Illinois park districts can enter into agreements for solar energy after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation into law in late June.
The Southwest Power Pool on July 12 reported that it has reached the halfway point in clearing the backlog of requests to study the impacts of connecting new generating resources to the region’s power grid.
The U.S. Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, on July 12 released a free technical resource to help larger communities take advantage of federal funding for electric vehicle charging stations and other forms of electric transportation.
About the Issue Cyber and physical security related to electric system infrastructure - collectively known as grid security - comprises four key pillars: Mandatory and enforceable standards Information sharing Public-private partnerships Preparedness exercises Standards The North American Electric
About the Issue Distribution transformers are essential for electric utilities to expand capacity, provide electricity to new communities, and restore service when existing infrastructure is damaged during a natural disaster. Public power utilities have low inventories of distribution transformers
About the Issue Following the 2008 credit crisis, to encourage the sorts of infrastructure investments that municipal bonds finance — the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 created the Build America Bond. A BAB meets the same requirements as any other government-purpose municipal bond