The city council of Dickson, Tenn., on Aug. 15 unanimously approved a resolution to authorize the issuance of up to $50 million in Electric System Revenue Bonds to finance public power utility Dickson Electric System’s (DES) broadband project.
The Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) in Michigan has brought online a 250-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired combined-cycle plant, replacing a retired coal-fired plant.
The California Air Resources Board last week approved a rule that requires all new cars and light trucks sold in California will be zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, by 2035.
LED lighting manufacturer Evluma announces the launch of a new roadway lighting product RoadMax.
While it is gratified that a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) includes an effort to promote joint transmission ownership arrangements, the American Public Power Association (APPA) wants FERC to adopt a more narrowly tailored conditional right of first refusal (ROFR) focused on promoting joint ownership opportunities for public power utilities and other load-serving entities (LSEs).
California public power utility SMUD on Aug. 15 announced a new managed electric vehicle (EV) charging pilot with BMW of North America, Ford and General Motors, which SMUD said will help EV customers align their charging needs to the time of day when it is most affordable.