Public power utilities and rural electric cooperatives should be allowed to receive direct payment refundable energy tax credits, leaders of the American Public Power Association (APPA), National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and Large Public Power Council (LPPC) told congressional leaders in a May 14 letter.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has chosen the University of Illinois’ Prairie Research Institute (PRI) to conduct large-scale pilot testing of a carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology at Springfield, Ill., public power utility City Water, Light and Power’s (CWLP) Dallman Unit 4.
Platte River Power Authority has initiated permitting for a 150 megawatt (MW) solar power project in Weld County, Colo.
Smart grid technology leader Tantalus Systems is pleased to announce that it has received final approval for the listing of its common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Brian Wilbur, Senior Assistant General Manager, Power Systems, Construction, Maintenance, and Operations, at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, recently provided details on how the utility is taking steps to mitigate the threat of wildfires.
A group of Massachusetts state lawmakers on April 23 toured the Reading Municipal Light Department’s (RMLD) Minuteman Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in North Reading, Mass.