Distributed Energy Resources
Florida public power utility OUC recently celebrated the grand opening of the largest solar energy center in its history.
Bonds and Financing
Four Republican senators have joined in an April 9 letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) in support of the energy credit provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Reliability
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation on April 10 filed the proposed Reliability Standard EOP-012-3 – Extreme Cold Weather Preparedness and Operations with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Environment
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on April 7 announced that the Eastern Sierra snowpack measured 91% of normal, ensuring reliable water supplies through the city’s most cost-effective source, the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
Transmission
The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued a Request for Information for the development of transmission infrastructure and qualified renewable energy generation projects to transmit electricity from Northern Maine to the ISO New England system.
Environment
Oregon public power utility Eugene Water & Electric Board has significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions from its operations, achieving a 55% reduction since 2010, according to data in the customer-owned utility’s Climate Guidebook, it reported in late March.