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Bills and Rates
The New York State Public Service Commission recently approved a request by the New York Power Authority to establish the Renewable Energy Access and Community Help program to provide electric bill credits for low-income households in disadvantaged communities across the state.
Reliability
Public power utilities are included among the recipients for project funding announced by the U.S. Department of Energy on Oct. 18.
Bills and Rates
Nashville, Tenn.-based public power utility NES has launched a Neighborhood Comparison tool that allows customers to compare their energy usage to similar households near them.
Bonds and Financing
The American Public Power Association recently submitted comments to the House Committee on Ways and Means Tax Teams on Supply Chain, Main Street, and Community Development Tax Issues.
Bonds and Financing
For the first time in 20 years, Massachusetts public power utility Braintree Electric Light Department has received an upgraded credit rating from S&P Global Ratings, moving from an “A” to an “A+” with a stable outlook.
Electric Vehicles
Two national laboratories, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, recently surveyed the national state of smart charge management for electric vehicles across the United States
Transmission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Oct. 17 took final action on Order No. 1977, the rule implementing its limited authority over siting electricity transmission lines, by requiring applicants seeking rights of way on Tribal lands for their projects to include their proposals in their Tribal engagement plans.
Transmission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Oct. 17 took final action on Order No. 1977, the rule implementing its limited authority over siting electricity transmission lines, by requiring applicants seeking rights of way on Tribal lands for their projects to include their proposals in their Tribal engagement plans.