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Bonds and Financing
The Internal Revenue Service is holding a series of online “office hours” to help entities with the pre-filing registration process for elective pay (also known as direct pay) tax credits.
Security
The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 17 announced an initiative to ensure cybersecurity is integrated into the development of clean energy solutions.
Transmission
Thomas Heller has been named as the new Executive Director of the Transmission Access Policy Study Group. He succeeds Terry Huval, who served in this capacity since 2020.
Electricity Markets
Power grid operators across a wide swath of the U.S. this week are continuing to take a number of steps to maintain reliability in the face of extreme weather conditions that are expected to continue throughout the week.
Bonds and Financing
Moody’s Investors Service recently assigned an Aa1 rating to Texas public power utility New Braunfels Utilities for its Utility System Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Series 2024. The Rating Outlook is stable.
Workforce
The American Public Power Association is seeking candidates for the association's 2024-2025 Board of Directors.
Energy Storage
Key Capture Energy and Enhanced Capital announced a deal to transfer investment tax credits to a third party with immediate monetization for three of KCE’s operating standalone battery energy storage projects with a total nameplate capacity of 120 megawatts, KCE reported on Jan. 4.
Generation
Caterpillar on Jan. 10 announced that American Municipal Power has selected Caterpillar and MacAllister Machinery to supply 20 megawatts of behind-the-meter natural-gas power generation serving the Southern Michigan municipalities of Marshall, Coldwater, and Clinton.