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Reliability
The American Public Power Association on Sept. 21 filed comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes using section 253 of the Communications Act to establish presumptive limits on state and local government processing timelines, fees, and other
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Distributed Energy Resources
The Michigan Public Power Agency on Sept. 22 announced that the Hart Solar solar energy project has entered commercial operation, fulfilling a power purchase agreement for 50 MW of renewable energy.
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Generation
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Sept. 21 directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to halt all permits sought by data centers until the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) completes an audit.
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Bills and Rates
The Lincoln Electric System Administrative Board’s Finance Committee proposed a 2027 budget that includes a 3.5% base retail system rate adjustment during a recent board meeting.
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Generation
Georgia Power and Google on Sept. 21 announced a new agreement under which Google will support uprates on Georgia Power’s owned portion of the nuclear units at Plants Vogtle and Hatch in Georgia that will allow the facilities to add approximately 96 megawatts of new capacity to the electric grid to serve Georgia Power customers.
Energy Storage
APPA compiled the initial data for this tracker from the websites of its 200 largest members, form EIA-860 for 2018, form EIA-860M for October 2019, the Demonstration of Energy &...