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Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection and 80 other settling parties on Sept. 29 filed a settlement package with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to comprehensively resolve 15 separate FERC complaints regarding extraordinary non-performance charges resulting from Winter Storm Elliott in December 2022.
Electricity Markets
The Northern California Power Agency announced that Kevin Howard has joined NCPA's Legislative and Regulatory Affairs team as the agency’s Federal Power Resource Program Manager. The NCPA Federal Power Resource Program Manager represents NCPA before the United States Bureau of Reclamation, the
Energy Storage
Convergent Energy and Power on Sept. 27 announced its plans to provide Massachusetts public power utility West Boylston Municipal Light Plant with a battery storage system.
Distributed Energy Resources
California community choice aggregator Peninsula Clean Energy will receive 220 megawatts of wind power as part of the largest renewable energy procurement project contract the CCA has signed to date, it said on Sept. 28.
Electric Vehicles
Rhythmos on Sept. 19 announced the commercial deployment of its mobility and utility network management platform in East Tennessee through a collaborative demonstration project with the Tennessee Valley Authority and an Electric Power Research Institute program.
Environment
A group of Republican senators recently sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan arguing that EPA should rescind its proposed reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter. The letter, which was signed by 23 Republican
Environment
The New York State Public Service Commission recently provided guidance for utilities in the state submitting or re-submitting proposals to develop utility thermal networks.
Customer Service
In an independent survey, Kentucky public power utility Owensboro Municipal Utilities recently received a 95% customer satisfaction rating for Fiscal Year 2023.