New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Feb. 6 released initial recommendations from an Inter-Agency Fire Safety Working Group, outlining enhanced safety standards for battery energy storage systems.

The U.S. Department of Energy on Feb. 6 announced a request for proposals for the second round of the Transmission Facilitation Program, a revolving fund supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help overcome financial hurdles facing large-scale new and upgraded transmission lines.

Jeffrey Stewart, Director of the Lafayette Utilities System in Louisiana, has been named the Chairman of the Louisiana Energy and Power Authority Board of Directors for 2024.

Clark Public Utilities CEO and General Manager Lena Wittler recently announced that the utility’s current Power Manager, Steve Andersen, will transition to the role of Director of Energy Resources beginning April 1, 2024

The Western Area Power Administration will begin the first portion of a three-phase project on Feb. 27 to help mitigate future transmission power outages in Estes Park, Colorado, and the surrounding area, Platte River Power Authority reported on Feb. 6.

The North American Energy Standards Board on February 7 will hold a kick-off meeting for the development of a standardized model contract to facilitate the acquisition of distribution services from distributed energy resource aggregations.