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Putting solar panels on warehouse roofs could generate 185.6 terawatt-hours of electricity a year, according to a report from Environment America Research & Policy Center.
Alabama public power utility Troy Utilities recently hosted a Federal Aviation Administration Safety Team First Responder training. In an interview with Public Power Current, Chase Collins, small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) Program Director for the City of Troy Utilities and FAA Safety Team
A new paper from researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory details how railways could provide an energy storage network that offers a flexible option for backup power on the grid.
A new paper from researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory details how railways could provide an energy storage network that offers a flexible option for backup power for the grid. In the paper, Leveraging rail-based mobile energy storage to increase grid reliability in the face of
An independent legal analysis from the Environmental Advocacy Clinic at the University at Buffalo School of Law makes the case for allowing for community stakeholder participation in the development of a request for proposals for a municipalization feasibility study.
The third-quarter cost of power forecast for Texas public power utility New Braunfels Utilities includes projections for the current Fiscal Year 2023 rate plan that indicate that NBU customers will see a decrease in the third-quarter cost of power compared to the second quarter.
A plan released on June 9 by House Committee on Ways and Means Republicans to repeal some aspects of the energy tax provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act would retain direct payment of certain energy tax credits.
North Carolina State University has evaluated the feasibility of a prototype portable solar carport with an integrated electric vehicle charger with the help of funding from American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments program.