APPA-Funded Study Provides Strategy For Optimal Renewable Power Bids

A new American Public Power Association-funded study has brought small- and medium-size utilities one step closer to confidently offering and purchasing renewable energy products on wholesale power markets.

Ann Arbor, Mich., City Council Votes In Favor Of Public Power Feasibility Study

Ann Arbor, Michigan’s City Council on Jan. 18 unanimously adopted a resolution initiating a feasibility study for a public power utility.

Fitch Cites Silicon Valley Power’s Strong Financial Performance In Affirming Rating On Bonds

Fitch Ratings recently affirmed the “AA-“ rating on bonds issued by Silicon Valley Power (SVP), which is the operating public power utility for the City of Santa Clara, Calif.

JEA Reduces Carbon Emissions With Closure Of Plant Scherer Coal-Fired Unit

Florida public power utility JEA kicked off 2022 with a reduced emissions footprint as a result of the closure of Plant Scherer’s Unit 4, in Juliette, Ga.

FERC Report Finds Advanced Meter, Demand Response Penetration Growing

Utility customer enrollment in both retail demand response and dynamic pricing programs increased from 2018 to 2019 and data suggests that as more advanced meters are deployed utilities will continue to see increasing enrollment levels, according to a new report from the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

MEAG Power Formally Joins Southeast Energy Exchange Market

The Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power), a nonprofit, statewide generation and transmission organization, has joined the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) effective Jan. 13, 2022.