wind
Generation
The board of Colorado Springs Utilities on June 26 signed off on a plan under which the public power utility will decommission its coal plants by 2030, expand renewable energy and storage and reduce its carbon emissions by 80% by 2030.
cyber
Security
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on June 18 issued a notice of inquiry (NOI) that seeks comments on whether c ritical infrastructure protection (CIP) reliability standards adequately address cybersecurity risks pertaining to data security, detection of anomalies and events and mitigation of
congress
Bills and Rates
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.
capitol
Bonds and Financing
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.
efficiency
Energy Efficiency
The onset of COVID-19 quarantine restrictions prompted Austin Energy to use virtual inspections for its green building program.
wind
Distributed Energy Resources
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