The Austin, Texas, City Council on Dec. 12 unanimously adopted public power Austin Energy’s Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan to 2035, providing a flexible path to a clean energy future that incorporates the community’s core values of reliability, affordability, environmental sustainability and energy equity.

The Midcontinent ISO Board of Directors on Dec. 12 unanimously approved the largest portfolio of transmission projects in the nation’s history.

The American Public Power Association’s Safety Awards of Excellence program has been updated and is now available for utilities to review before applications open in January.

The California Energy Commission on Dec. 11 approved a $1.4 billion investment plan that the agency said will accelerate progress on the state’s electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling goals. “These investments will help deploy infrastructure for light, medium, and heavy-duty zero-emission

The country’s largest proposed solar project, Sunstone Solar, received its final approval from the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council.

Wisconsin public power utility Manitowoc Public Utilities on Dec. 10 announced that its Community Solar Garden is now operational MPU, in conjunction with a developer, built a 1,500 KW community solar generation facility. After many months of construction, the developer commissioned the solar garden