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- Wind power project plans advance in Iowa, Wyoming:
By Paul Ciampoli & Scott Sowers
APPA
Posted April 26, 2018Utility regulators in Wyoming and Iowa recently issued decisions tied to wind power expansion plans by utilities in those states.
- City of Lockwood, Mo., rejects utility buyout offer:
By Scott Sowers
APPA
Posted April 25, 2018A proposal under which the city of Lockwood, Mo., would have sold its electric system to the Empire District Electric Company for $700,000 was recently rejected.
The proposal, which was considered by city voters on an April 3 ballot, also called for granting Empire District a franchise to provide electric service to Lockwood.
- CPS Energy invests in cleaner, greener fleet with plug-in hybrid electric Ford F-150's:
From CPS Energy
Posted April 25, 2018Driven by its commitment to the community and the environment, today CPS Energy announced the purchase of 34 XLP Plug-In Hybrid Electric Ford F-150 pickup trucks – the largest purchase of Plug-In F-150s of any utility or private company to date and the 1st in Texas to use the vehicles.
- Missouri PSC lays out path for possible changes tied to DERs:
By Ethan Howland
APPA
Posted April 23, 2018The Missouri Public Service Commission recently laid out a path for considering possible changes to how the state handles distributed energy resources, or DERs, such as rooftop solar, energy storage and energy efficiency.
- Alarming Increase in Cybersecurity Threats Prompts Spate of Government Action:
By Sonal Patel
Power Magazine
Posted April 20, 2018Lawmakers, industry, and government entities, including the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), this week released a string of measures responding to mounting cybersecirity attacks by state-sponsored actors.
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