Bills and Rates
Workshops and other outreach is underway to inform Grant PUD customers about a new rate strategy intended to ensure “core customers” –- residential, agriculture and small and medium-sized businesses –- receive the lowest rates possible for their electricity, while industrial rates remain competitive with the region, Grant PUD commissioners heard at their July 22 meeting.
Reliability
Iowa public power utility Algona Municipal Utilities has received a $2 million Grid Resilience Grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) for an Electric Grid Resiliency Project.
Transmission
The Midcontinent ISO on July 30 announced that Republic Transmission LLC will lead development of the Reid Extra High Voltage–Indiana/Kentucky State Line 345-kV Competitive Transmission Project.
Community Engagement
In a recent interview with APPA, Tim Haines, general manager of California public power utility Alameda Municipal Power, details the utility’s community engagement efforts and discusses the steps the utility has taken to achieve 100% clean energy since 2020.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
This report gives an overview of the various considerations and aspects of hardening grid infrastructure against extreme weather events. The report also includes five case studies that review how public...
Environment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on July 29 announced that the agency will begin a formal reconsideration of the 2009 Endangerment Finding, including reconsidering all of EPA’s regulations and actions that rely on the Endangerment Finding.