Coal, CO2 emission declines caused by pandemic could persist: Moody’s
by Peter Maloney
APPA News
Posted July 2, 2020
The slowdown in economic output and industrial activity as a result of efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 is expected to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emission levels and accelerate the decline of coal fired generation, according to a report from Moody’s Investors Service.
House passes infrastructure bill that includes several items of importance to public power
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted July 2, 2020
The House on July 1 passed H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, by a vote of 233 to 188. The $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill includes a number of key priorities for public power.
APPA’s Ditto, Patterson, EPB President and CEO David Wade named to DOE Advisory Committee
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted July 2, 2020
Joy Ditto, President and CEO of the American Public Power Association, Delia Patterson, Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Communications and General Counsel at APPA, and David Wade, President and CEO of the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga, have been appointed to serve as members of the Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Committee (EAC).
APPA warns of spike in transmission costs if FERC incentive proposals are adopted
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted July 1, 2020
If adopted, transmission incentive changes proposed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) are likely to hike transmission costs without any assurance of commensurate benefits for consumers, the American Public Power Association said on July 1.
House Democrats release select committee report on climate crisis
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted June 30, 2020
House Democrats on June 30 released the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis’s report to Congress on how to address the climate crisis.
Two Fla. solar farms come online as part of FMPA and public power utility partnership
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted June 30, 2020
Two Central Florida solar farms that are part of one of the largest municipal-backed solar projects in the nation are now operational, the Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) reported on June 30.
As much as $125 billion needed by 2030 to support EV growth: Brattle report
by Peter Maloney
APPA News
Posted June 30, 2020
An investment of between $75 billion and $125 billion in the electric power system will be needed by 2030 to serve 20 million electric vehicles, according to a report by The Brattle Group.
Electrify America completes first route across US with EV charging stations
by Peter Maloney
APPA News
Posted June 29, 2020
Electrify America says it has completed its first string of cross-country fast charging, direct current (DC) electric vehicle charging stations.
Updated ESCC COVID-19 resource guide addresses contact tracing
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted June 29, 2020
The Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC) has updated a resource guide it has developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to add new sections that address planning considerations for contact tracing during mutual assistance and the use of contact tracing for workplace reentry.
House bill supported by APPA makes energy tax credits available to public power
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted June 26, 2020
House Subcommittee on Select Revenues Chairman Mike Thompson, D-Calif., on June 25 introduced legislation that will allow public power utilities to directly benefit from energy tax incentives.