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- Bill would allow for the transfer of renewable energy tax credits:
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted May 17, 2019Representatives Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., and Darin LaHood, R-Ill., on May 14 introduced legislation that would allow for the transfer of renewable energy tax credits.
- Bill would reinstate tax-exempt advance refunding bonds:
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted May 17, 2019House Municipal Finance Caucus Chairmen Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., and Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, on May 15 introduced legislation to reinstate the ability to issue tax-exempt advance refunding bonds.
- FERC largely upholds storage order; McNamee voices concerns:
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted May 17, 2019The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on May 16 issued an order in which it largely upheld determinations it made in Order No. 841, which established rules for the participation of electric storage resources (ESRs) in markets overseen by regional transmission organizations and independent system operators.
- Association recognizes Silicon Valley Power for mutual aid efforts:
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted May 16, 2019California public power utility Silicon Valley Power (SVP) recently received a mutual aid commendation from the American Public Power Association for electric restoration efforts it provided to the City of Redding Electric Utility (REU) during the 2018 Carr Fire, which was the eighth most destructive wildfire in California history.
- Utilities using AMI infrastructure, data in multiple ways:
by Ethan Howland
APPA News
Posted May 16, 2019After first focusing on the cost saving benefits of advanced metering infrastructure, utilities are using the infrastructure and data AMI gathers in multiple ways, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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