A new interactive decision framework released by the Lawence Berkeley National Laboratory is designed to provide utilities, states, and stakeholders with a shared understanding as more states adopt distribution planning requirements.

Energy New England President and CEO John Tzimorangas was joined by other utility industry, legal and environmental members from Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s Massachusetts Commission on Energy Infrastructure Siting and Permitting for an Environmental Business Council of New England report-out and review of the Commission’s recommendations.

Colorado Springs Utilities has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to pursue a project under which the public power utility will partner with NREL to test a section of its grid where a small-scale microgrid is planned for its Mesa Campus, which includes renewable energy sources such as solar, battery energy storage systems, and a public EV charging station.

The American Public Power Association in late June filed comments in response to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pre-rulemaking proceeding in which it seeks feedback from stakeholders as the agency considers revisions to EPA’s regional haze rule.

The American Public Power Association is seeking clarification of several aspects of a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency notice of proposed rulemaking to implement cyber incident reporting requirements for critical infrastructure entities.