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Transmission
The Bonneville Power Administration on July 28 said that it will hold the average Tier 1 power rate and all transmission rates, including ancillary and control area service rates, flat for the next two-year period beginning Oct. 1, 2023.
Bonds and Financing
Moody’s Investors Service in late July upgraded its investment grade credit rating to Baa1 for Silicon Valley Clean Energy, a California community choice aggregator.
Transmission
The White House Council on Environmental Quality on July 28 released a proposed rule that would fully implement and build upon new permitting efficiencies directed by Congress under the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.
Generation
There are about 1,800 sites in Alaska suitable for closed-loop pumped storage hydropower projects and many more suitable for open-loop pumped storage projects, according to Argonne National Laboratory.
Grid Modernization
Quantum computing technology has, for the first time, been integrated into an electric grid research platform, according to researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Researchers have found that the electric power system is so complex that even supercomputers struggle to efficiently
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Public power utilities in the Midwest have made significant progress in restoring power to customers in the wake of recent storms that hit the region.
Distributed Energy Resources
A 200-megawatt solar energy facility that will supply energy to Michigan public power utilities recently started commercial operations. Located in Calhoun County, Michigan, the Calhoun Solar Energy Center was developed by Invenergy.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Joint action agencies American Municipal Power and the Missouri Public Utility Alliance responded quickly to send crews from member cities to help public power utility City Water Light & Power in Springfield, Ill., restore power in the wake of storms that hit its service territory.
Reliability
The Florida Municipal Power Agency recently filed comments with the Environmental Protection Agency voicing concerns about EPA’s proposed greenhouse gas rule for electric utilities.
Energy Storage
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on July 28 announced the creation of a new Inter-Agency Fire Safety Working Group to ensure the safety and security of energy storage systems across the state, following fire incidents at facilities in the state this summer.