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Working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a lifesaver, but it has also brought new threats.
In a special meeting, the board of directors of Florida public power utility JEA last week unanimously approved a transaction that will lead to the closure of Plant Scherer, Unit 4, and entering into a 20-year purchase power agreement with investor-owned Florida Power & Light Company.
The American Public Power Association on June 29 said it strongly supports the smart infrastructure investment provisions that are in H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff is seeking comments on a white paper that proposes “a new framework for providing transmission incentives to utilities for cybersecurity investments.”
House Subcommittee on Select Revenues Chairman Mike Thompson, D-Calif., on June 25 introduced legislation that will allow public power utilities to directly benefit from energy tax incentives.
The American Public Power Association is urging its member utilities to reach out to their congressional delegation in support of legislation that would provide direct COVID-19 pandemic-related aid for public power utilities.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on June 18 issued a notice of inquiry (NOI) that seeks comments on whether c ritical infrastructure protection (CIP) reliability standards adequately address cybersecurity risks pertaining to data security, detection of anomalies and events and mitigation of
The board of Colorado Springs Utilities on June 26 signed off on a plan under which the public power utility will decommission its coal plants by 2030, expand renewable energy and storage and reduce its carbon emissions by 80% by 2030.