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Generation
The American Public Power Association recently joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and nine other groups in expressing concern about the proposed rules for the Internal Revenue Code Section 45V clean hydrogen tax credit.
Distributed Energy Resources
EDF Renewables North America on Feb. 27 announced a 20-year power purchase agreement with Southern California Public Power Authority for a portion of the Bonanza Solar and Storage project.
Generation
Salt River Project on Feb. 29 issued a 2024 All-Source Request for Proposals.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The deadline for the American Public Power Association’s 2024 Lineworkers Rodeo is Friday, March 8. This year’s rodeo will be held in Lafayette, La., and is being hosted by Lafayette Utilities System.
Community Engagement
Missouri public power utility Carthage Water & Electric Plant in April will launch a Customer Academy, a free, interactive four-week program aimed at engaging and educating its customers about CWEP's operations.
Electricity Markets
The White House on Feb. 29 announced the nomination of two Democrats, Judy Chang and David Rosner, and one Republican, Lindsay See, to serve as Commissioners on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Transmission
A group of public power communities in Colorado and the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska recently filed a complaint against investor-owned Public Service Company of Colorado at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission saying that they should not have to be on the hook for costs associated with a Public Service Company of Colorado transmission project.
Workforce
Members of Snohomish County PUD’s substation department recently participated in a five-day training course.