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Public power utilities in Washington State are the recipients of grants recently awarded by the Washington State Department of Commerce. The funding will be used for, among other things, solar, energy storage and microgrid projects.
California community choice aggregator MCE on March 4 launched an Open Season request for offers that seeks renewable energy resources including those with energy storage.
The House on Feb. 28 passed bipartisan legislation that would require changes at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission designed to streamline and speed up the regulation of nuclear power, including the licensing and regulation of advanced nuclear reactors.
Fitch Ratings has affirmed its AA- rating on bonds associated with the Berkshire Wind Power Project, the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company reported on Feb. 29.
The Salt River Project’s Board of Directors on March 4 approved revisions to SRP’s 2035 sustainability goals that establish more ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions, increase energy efficiency and electrification, conserve water and improve forest health.
Officials from WPPI Energy, SMUD, and the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association on Feb. 28 detailed strategies they have adopted for communicating with lawmakers and outlined key policy priorities they discussed with House members and Senators in their visits to Capitol Hill as part of the American Public Power Association’s Legislative Rally.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan on Feb. 29 announced that the EPA plans to delay issuing requirements for existing natural gas-fired stationary combustion turbines under the proposed greenhouse gas rules for the power sector.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Feb. 27 that it is opening applications for the Communities Sparking Investments in Transformative Energy funding opportunity.