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Bills and Rates
Nashville, Tenn.-based public power utility NES has launched a Neighborhood Comparison tool that allows customers to compare their energy usage to similar households near them.
Bonds and Financing
The American Public Power Association recently submitted comments to the House Committee on Ways and Means Tax Teams on Supply Chain, Main Street, and Community Development Tax Issues.
Bonds and Financing
For the first time in 20 years, Massachusetts public power utility Braintree Electric Light Department has received an upgraded credit rating from S&P Global Ratings, moving from an “A” to an “A+” with a stable outlook.
Electric Vehicles
Two national laboratories, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, recently surveyed the national state of smart charge management for electric vehicles across the United States
Transmission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Oct. 17 took final action on Order No. 1977, the rule implementing its limited authority over siting electricity transmission lines, by requiring applicants seeking rights of way on Tribal lands for their projects to include their proposals in their Tribal engagement plans.
Transmission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Oct. 17 took final action on Order No. 1977, the rule implementing its limited authority over siting electricity transmission lines, by requiring applicants seeking rights of way on Tribal lands for their projects to include their proposals in their Tribal engagement plans.
Distributed Energy Resources
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Oct. 17 announced that six gigawatts of distributed solar have been installed across New York, marking the early achievement of the State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act statutory goal a year ahead of schedule.
Environment
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 16 issued an order denying requests to stay the Environmental Protection Agency’s Power Sector Greenhouse Gas Rule for New and Existing Sources (Power Sector GHG Rule or the Final Rule), published on May 9, 2024. Litigation over the rule itself continues in the D.C