A new report from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory provides an overview of battery energy storage systems from a land use perspective and describes the implications for zoning and project permitting.

Chelan PUD commissioners recently reviewed a preliminary budget that is focused on modernizing the Washington State utility’s two largest hydropower projects -- Rock Island and Rocky Reach.

The Sustainable Action Energy Committee, with RMI and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, has published a guide aimed at supporting local officials responsible for planning and zoning decisions for electric vehicle charging stations.

The American Public Power Association is asking its members to join APPA in signing the National Energy and Utility Affordability Coalition annual letter in support of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding.

Country Acres Clean Power LLC has entered into certain agreements in connection with a new solar and energy storage project under development located in Placer County, California. The agreements include a busbar power purchase agreement with California public power utility Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

The City of Fountain, Colo., a public power community, recently provided an update on the city’s Green Power Initiative, which includes a 1.7-megawatt solar array.