Smart community projects “a natural” for public power, says Kelly
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted February 14, 2019
Smart community projects are “a natural for public power,” said Sue Kelly, President and CEO of the American Public Power Association on Feb. 11 in remarks made at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ 2019 Winter Policy Summit in Washington, D.C.
Lawmakers focus on grid, rate assumptions at Santee Cooper hearing
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted February 13, 2019
While proposals to purchase Santee Cooper could lead to rate reductions as outlined in a recent ICF report, some South Carolina lawmakers at a Feb. 6 hearing said that there were still too many unanswered questions to say with any degree of certainty that rates would go down.
Second phase of EV charging station plan begins in July
by Peter Maloney
APPA News
Posted February 13, 2019
Electrify America has announced that the second, $300 million cycle of its National Zero Emissions Vehicle investment plan is available and that the 30-month investment period begins on July 1.
AEP to buy Sempra unit and wind, battery assets for $1.056 bil
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted February 13, 2019
American Electric Power (AEP) on Feb. 12 announced that its competitive renewable energy subsidiary has signed an agreement to acquire Sempra Renewables LLC and its 724 megawatts of operating wind generation and battery assets for approximately $1.056 billion, including $551 million in cash, assumption of $343 million in existing project debt and $162 million in tax equity obligation.
Marking a first, solar and battery bid clears ISO-NE auction
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted February 12, 2019
Sunrun Inc., a home solar, battery storage and energy services company, won a bid to deliver home solar and batteries as a source of energy capacity through ISO New England’s recently completed forward capacity auction (FCA) procuring capacity for the 2022-2023 delivery year.
An energy service subscription plan similar to Netflix?
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted February 12, 2019
A subscription plan concept for the energy industry with characteristics similar to Netflix and Verizon was outlined by Navigant’s Lon Huber on Feb. 10 at a National Association of Regulatory Commissioners (NARUC) panel that focused on rate design innovations.
N.Y. unveils $31.6 million of incentives for EV charging stations
by Peter Maloney
APPA News
Posted February 12, 2019
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced that New York is making up to $31.6 million available to expand the number of electric vehicle fast-charging stations in the state.
Why improved cybersecurity should be in your 2019 goals
by Nathan Mitchell
APPA News
Posted February 11, 2019
As we saw throughout 2018, nation states continue to launch campaigns targeting the electricity sector and are looking for ways to access critical infrastructure. It is unlikely this threat will go away in 2019.
Michael Bloomberg tours OUC solar facilities, research laboratory
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted February 11, 2019
Michael Bloomberg, the United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action, on Feb. 8 joined City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, and Clint Bullock, General Manager & CEO of public power utility Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC), for a tour of OUC’s Gardenia Operations Facility.
Moody’s says bankruptcy court PG&E order credit positive for CCAs
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
Posted February 11, 2019
A recent bankruptcy court order that maintains existing arrangements between community choice aggregators (CCAs) and investor-owned Pacific Gas & Electric is credit positive for CCAs in California, Moody’s Investors Service said.