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Nebraska Public Power District continues to rank among the lowest cost providers of retail power in the nation, according to data released from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, NPPD said on Nov. 8.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Nov. 8 accepted the PJM Interconnection’s proposal to move the next capacity auction (for the 2026/2027 Delivery Year) from December 2024 to June 2025 while PJM and stakeholders consider limited refinements to the capacity market rules to address stakeholder concerns.
Public Service Company of New Mexico, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TXNM Energy, on Nov. 11 announced its plan to join the California Independent System Operator Extended Day-Ahead Market.
Chelan PUD commissioners recently considered a preliminary budget for 2025 that is focused on modernizing energy generation, maintaining reliability and improving customer experience, the Washington State PUD reported on Nov. 7.
The California ISO Board of Governors and the Western Energy Markets Governing Body on Nov. 7 approved the next legal steps to implement the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative Step 1, once the trigger based on formal commitments to participation in the Extended Day-Ahead Market is met.
Massachusetts public power utility Paxton Municipal Light Department and Lightshift Energy on Nov. 7 hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the battery storage project in Paxton, Mass., which will bolster the grid for PMLD and its customers.
The Kansas Municipal Energy Agency recently announced 2024 award winners across a range of categories. Awards were also announced for the Kansas Municipal Gas Agency.
In a recent interview with APPA, Rob Shelley, the general manager of Michigan public power utility Grand Haven Board of Light and Power, discussed the utility’s efforts to add renewable energy to its overall generation portfolio.