Elective Pay Tax Credits Issue Brief (PDF) Summary Elective pay tax credits have bipartisan support and ensure that tax-based, federal energy incentives are available to all electric utilities. Without elective payment, local communities pay for projects through power purchase agreements (PPAs), but
Disaster Recovery, Hazard Mitigation, and the Stafford Act Issue Brief (PDF) Summary The American Public Power Association (APPA) supports H.R. 2836, the FEMA Loan Interest Relief Act, which would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to pay interest to public power utilities that
IEEE-USA is seeking applications to apply for the Congressional Electric Grid Policy Fellowship. The fellowship stipend will range from $100k for a brand-new PhD to $200k for those with experience.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Sen. Angus King (I-ME) recently introduced the Fair Licensing for Operations of Water Structures (FLOWS) Act, S. 3518.
On December 15, the Pasadena, California, City Council unanimously approved the Optimized Strategic Plan (OSP), a forward-looking framework that will guide Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) to meet the goals of Resolution 9977, sourcing 100% of Pasadena’s electricity from carbon-free resources by the end of 2030 while optimizing for affordability, rate equity, stability, and reliability of electricity while achieving this goal.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Dec. 18 directed the PJM Interconnection to establish transparent rules to facilitate service of AI-driven data centers and other large loads co-located with generating facilities.