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Building off of its first 40 years of advancing innovation in public power, DEED heads into 2021 with more than 50 active projects in critical areas like drone technology, sustainability (including several net-zero pilots), battery storage, EVs (one using blockchain incentives to coordinate charging
AEP Ohio on Oct. 23 filed a settlement agreement that addresses the power needs of Ohio’s growing data center industry “while protecting AEP Ohio’s other customers,” the utility said.
Three long-time public power advocates weigh in on why it’s important to be involved in the policy process and how utility leaders can participate effectively.
Community Engagement
How public power utilities help their communities recognize the value of having a community-owned utility; and differentiating that value from the sum of assets.
Distributed Energy Resources
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on October 3 passed a resolution that will extend the participation of CleanPowerSF in California Community Power, a Joint Powers Agency comprising nine California community choice aggregators, for the next 25 years.
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s business structure and the public power model continue to provide the greatest value to the ten million people in TVA’s seven-state service area, according to an independent assessment presented to the TVA Board of Directors at its quarterly business meeting.
Transmission
On Jan. 28, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission approved a Facility Permit for the South Dakota portion of the Big Stone South to Alexandria (BSSA) 345-kilovolt transmission line.
Generation
Illinois Gov. Pritzker signed into law a bill that gives counties and municipalities sole authority for establishing standards to develop wind farms in the state.
Generation
The Lafayette, La., City Council on March 5 cleared a path for Lafayette Utilities System to build a new natural gas-fired power plant.
Energy Storage
Independent power producer Broad Reach Power plans to build 15 utility-scale battery storage plants totaling 150 megawatts (MW) in areas near Houston and Odessa, Texas.