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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
On September 25, APPA will host a free virtual webinar showcasing lessons learned from five public power utilities that completed wildfire risk mitigation activities through a partnership with Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO). This
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Safety
In advance of a hearing to be held by the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Communications & Technology Subcommittee on broadband deployment, APPA sent a letter opposing H.R. 278, the BROADBAND Leadership Act, to the bill’s sponsor, Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA), subcommittee members, and subcommittee staff.
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Environment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 9 announced the availability of new guidance on New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction permitting requirements.
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Electricity Markets
Public power entities in California are hailing the State Legislature’s passage of legislation (AB 825) that will allow California’s participation in a new, independent regional electricity market.
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Generation
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Sept. 16 announced the release of the sixth loan disbursement to Holtec to help fund the restart of the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan.
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Generation
The Linn County Board of Supervisors in Iowa has unanimously approved an ordinance establishing zoning regulations for nuclear energy generation and nuclear waste storage facilities in Linn County following the third and final reading of the ordinance.