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The utility is piloting a time of use fee structure with five new public electric vehicle charging stations in an effort to encourage drivers to use the stations in off-peak times.
The board of commissioners of the Snohomish County Public Utility District has approved two new rate design plans, including a pilot time-of-day (TOD) plan for commercial and industrial customers. The rates for the time-of-day program include a nights and weekends discount designed to save customers
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is embarking on a groundbreaking hydrogen generation project. LADWP plans to phase out coal-fueled generation at the Intermountain Power Project and replace it with natural gas-fueled generation that would eventually be fueled entirely by hydrogen.
With an eye towards aesthetics, Nashville Electric Service is taking the extra step to build a screening structure for a new substation it plans to build in downtown Nashville.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has developed an information clearinghouse to better ensure that drivers cannot conceal drug and alcohol violations by moving on to another job. There are no exemptions for municipalities.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling on various stakeholders to meet in order to accelerate a consensual resolution to PG&E’s bankruptcy cases that will lead to the creation of a new entity. Newsom warned that if the parties fail to reach an agreement quickly “to begin this process of transformation, the state will not hesitate to step in and restructure the utility” and that “all options are on the table.”
An analysis of electric bus pilot programs in several cities show that electric buses can provide clean, efficient, cost-effective transportation. In most of the places where they were tested electric buses have met or exceeded expectations in a broad range of climates and terrain types.
An Austin Energy pilot electric vehicle charging rate program has been successful in attracting participants and reducing EV charging during peak usage hours.