The American Public Power Association is urging its member utilities to reach out to their congressional delegation in support of legislation that would provide direct COVID-19 pandemic-related aid for public power utilities.

House Subcommittee on Select Revenues Chairman Mike Thompson, D-Calif., on June 25 introduced legislation that will allow public power utilities to directly benefit from energy tax incentives.

The onset of COVID-19 quarantine restrictions prompted Austin Energy to use virtual inspections for its green building program.

Commercial and industrial companies bought 4,447 megawatts (MW) of U.S. wind capacity last year, setting a new record for annual procurements and bringing total corporate agreements for wind power to 16,857 MW, according to the first Wind Powers American Business report from the American Wind Energy

The Tennessee Valley Authority announced on June 22 that an environmental assessment determined a finding of no significant impact, which will allow most local power companies across the Tennessee Valley to locally generate a portion of their own load to meet customer needs. Currently, 140 of 154

Motorists can save as much as $14,500 on fuel costs over 15 years by driving an electric vehicle rather than a gasoline fueled vehicle, according to a new report from the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory.