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Bonds and Financing
American Public Power Association President and CEO Scott Corwin and Large Public Power Council President Tom Falcone recently wrote the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service asking for an immediate extension of a safe harbor for claiming statutory exceptions to the domestic content requirements for elective pay.
Bills and Rates
Nebraska Public Power District’s board of directors approved a two percent rate increase for retail rates and no overall increase for wholesale rates for 2025, during a recent meeting.
Energy Efficiency
The New York Power Authority on Nov. 19 announced a first-of-its-kind agreement with the United States Army. The signed Memorandum of Understanding allows NYPA and the U.S. Army to collaborate on new opportunities that advance the Army’s decarbonization initiatives at military facilities in New York State.
Transmission
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation on Nov. 19 filed an interregional Transfer Capability Study with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in advance of a December 2 deadline.
Reliability
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Nov. 18 announced $22 million is now available for projects that strengthen and modernize New York’s electric grid.
Energy Storage
Logan City Light & Power, the public power utility for the City of Logan, Utah, and WATTMORE, an energy storage software and service provider, announced on Nov. 14 the successful completion of a 125 KW, 500 KWh battery energy storage system in Logan, Utah.
Electricity Markets
President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend announced his plan to nominate Chris Wright for Secretary of the Department of Energy.
Salt River Project and Flatland Storage LLC, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America, have entered into an agreement to provide 200 megawatts of new energy storage to Arizona’s grid.