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- $600,000 Funding accelerates state use of nickel zinc batteries:
By Nicholas Nhede
Author for Smart Energy International
Posted on August 14, 2018In the US state of Missouri, the Department of Economic Development is investing in ZAF Energy Systems, an energy storage firm, to accelerate the use of nickel zinc batteries in the transition of the energy landscape.
The department has issued $300,000, the first install...
- 6 Ways IoT integration will impact utility business models:
By Pamela Largue
Author for Smart Energy International
Posted on August 14, 2018If you bet your business around natural resources, your costs will invariably go up over time. If you bet on technology, they will go down.
A wise product manager once gave me that advice and it’s as applicable today as it was then. The utility and power industry is in the midst of the biggest disrup...
- FERC orders halt to work on pipelines, clears path for others:
By Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted on August 14, 2018In response to recent appeals court decisions, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently directed developers to stop work on two natural gas pipeline projects – the Mountain Valley Pipeline and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
Meanwhile, the Commission on Aug. 10 issued orders denying rehearing of prior...
- Association voices opposition to pole attachment legislation:
By Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted on August 14, 2018The American Public Power Association is voicing opposition to legislation that would effectively repeal the public power exemption from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) pole attachment regulations.
The bill essentially would impose a “one-size-fits-all” approach to pole attachment rates and regulations that may ultimately requi...
- Water, wind and fire have parts in Reno County Comprehensive Plan:
By John Green
Author for The Hutchinson News
Posted on August 13, 2018Countywide zoning for renewable energy projects – including commercial wind and solar farms – along with imposing stricter flood zone regulations are among recommendations in a draft update to the Comprehensive Plan for Reno County.
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