New England states ramp up offshore wind efforts
by Peter Maloney
APPA News
Posted June 7, 2019
Recent actions in New England further point to the region’s growing position as a national center for offshore wind power.
Public power utilities earn top solar rankings
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted June 7, 2019
Several public power utilities are included on top 10 utility solar rankings recently released by the Smart Electric Power Alliance.
Colo. city served by MEAN reaches 100 percent renewable goal
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted June 6, 2019
The City of Glenwood Springs, Colo., in June became the second wholesale electric participant of the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) to attain its 100 percent renewable energy goal, securing enough electric generation production from renewable resources to meet the City’s annual electric usage.
NERC report highlights California summer concerns
by Peter Maloney
APPA News
Posted June 6, 2019
Electric power resources should be sufficient to meet expected summer demand, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corp.’ 2019 Summer Reliability Assessment, but the oversight organization does see some potential trouble spots.
NERC certifies CAISO as reliability coordinator in the West
by Peter Maloney
APPA News
Posted June 5, 2019
The North American Energy Reliability Corporation (NERC) has certified that the California Independent System Operator can act as reliability coordinator for electricity balancing authorities in Western states and part of Mexico beginning July 1.
Alameda eyes energy savings for low-income customers
by Peter Maloney
APPA News
Posted June 5, 2019
California public power utility Alameda Municipal Power has launched an energy savings program for low income customers that aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions while lowering participants’ electric bills.
Platte River, owner communities sign new contract
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted June 5, 2019
Platte River Power Authority’s owner communities on May 30 signed an extension to the organic contract initially executed in 1975 that established Platte River as a political subdivision authorized to provide wholesale power to its owner communities.
NYSERDA offers funds for integrating renewables into grid
by Peter Maloney
APPA News
Posted June 4, 2019
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced that $5 million is available for projects designed to help integrate renewable energy resources into the state’s electric grid to help make it more resilient.
Virginia public power cities seek solar, storage proposals
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted June 3, 2019
The Virginia public power cities of Danville and Martinsville, along with Central Virginia Electric Cooperative, are seeking proposals from developers for stand-alone solar, stand-alone energy storage or a combination of solar and storage under a request for proposals issued on May 31.
Technology improvements could boost geothermal capacity to 60 GW
by APPA News
Posted June 3, 2019
U.S. geothermal capacity could hit 60 gigawatts by 2050, up from 3.8 GW today, if technology improvements drive down costs, according to a report by the Department of Energy.