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Bills and Rates
For the third consecutive month, Texas public power utility Austin Energy is reducing customers’ bills.
Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings has assigned an “A” rating to approximately $120 million power system revenue bonds, series 2025 issued by the Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency.
Reliability
The American Public Power Association recently joined with other trade associations in submitting comments in separate proceedings at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on reliability matters.
Generation
Working natural gas in storage in the Lower 48 states ended the natural gas injection season with 3,922 billion cubic feet, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported on Dec. 2.
Reliability
The American Public Power Association recently joined a coalition of stakeholders in sending a letter to congressional appropriations leaders reaffirming their support for funding for domestic grid component manufacturing.
The City of Jamestown, N.Y., a public power community, is a recipient of funds through New York’s ConnectALL Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program for a broadband infrastructure project.
Distributed Energy Resources
Hitachi Energy has launched a new artificial intelligence-powered energy forecasting solution, Nostradamus AI.
Electricity Markets
The New England region recorded its 100th “duck curve” day of 2024 on November 25.