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Electric Vehicles
Nationwide, the number of electric vehicle charging stations grew by 7.7 percent in the third quarter to 12,986 ports, bringing the total number of electric vehicle charging ports to 181,026, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Reliability
The North American Electric Reliability Corp. has launched the first phase of a process aimed at identifying and registering grid-connected inverter-based resources, such as solar and battery power devices.
Security
The Florida Municipal Electric Association is applauding legislation recently passed in the Florida Legislature that creates new criminal offenses involving critical infrastructure in the state including energy assets.
Reliability
The Austin City Council approved a contract extension that will add up to $28 million in funding for tree trimming and vegetation management around Austin Energy electrical distribution lines through the end of Fiscal Year 2024, the Texas public power utility said on March 7. Funding on the current
Environment
The Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6 approved in a 3-2 vote its final climate disclosure rule.
Electric Vehicles
Effective April 1, a fee structure for use of the 11 City of Edmond, Oklahoma-owned electric vehicle charging stations will go into effect.
Distributed Energy Resources
The Grand Haven Board of Light and Power’s latest solar commitment will provide 2.15 megawatts, the Michigan public power utility recently said.
Electricity Markets
Grid operators across the U.S. are detailing their plans to respond to a total solar eclipse that will occur on April 8, as well as projecting the expected impact of the eclipse on their grids.