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The American Public Power Association has formed a short-term member working group to help draft a response to a Request for Information that was issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council.
Commissioner Willie Phillips has resigned from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
A new energy storage project for Virginia public power utility Danville Utilities will help lower transmission and capacity costs and allow Danville, Va., electric rates to be competitive to other neighboring electric utilities when competing for economic development projects, said Jason Grey
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is marking Earth Month by expanding clean energy programs, providing grants of up to $2.5 million for large property owners to make green improvements, and offering rebates for the latest water conservation tools, it said on April 21.
The Dos Palos Clean Power project in Merced County, one of California’s first community solar projects, is now online. A joint project from California community choice aggregator Peninsula Clean Energy and Renewable America, Dos Palos will generate 3 megawatts of solar power as part of the CCA’s Green Access Program.
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright on April 22 announced the release of the third loan disbursement to Holtec for the reopening of the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan.
During the April Federal Energy Regulatory Commission open meeting, Mark Lauby, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s senior vice president and chief engineer, briefed FERC about recent load loss events. He provided insights into several initiatives launched by NERC to address the
The American Public Power Association recently submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on its proposed rule to regulate nitrogen oxide emissions from stationary combustion turbines.