Optimizing Power Plant Load Flexibility
The operating profiles of traditional generators has changed to manage the variability of renewable resources.
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There’s Value in Old Power Generation Components
Equipment from both renewable and thermal energy power plants is finding new life in the recycling market.
A Multi-Pronged Approach to Meeting Infrastructure Challenges
The North American Electric Reliability Corp.’s Summer 2022 Reliability Assessment, issued in May, painted a sobering portrait of the ability of electric utilities in major portions of the United States to meet power needs this season.
APPA Details How SEC’s Proposed Climate Disclosure Rule Will Harm Public Power
A proposed climate-related disclosure rule issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will have an adverse effect on the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) members, even though those members, as no-for-profit providers of electric power, are not publicly traded or directly subject to the proposed rule, APPA said in recent comments submitted to the SEC.
CPS Energy’s Five-Year Energy Efficiency And Conservation Plan Is Approved
The San Antonio City Council on June 16 approved a CPS Energy five-year energy efficiency and conservation plan.
Calif. Public Utilities’ Efficiency Efforts Reduced Demand By 81 MW In 2021
California’s publicly owned utilities spent $159 million on energy efficiency programs in fiscal year 2021 helping to reduce demand by about 81 megawatts (MW), according to a new report from the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA).
New Report Highlights Key Role Of Natural Gas In Electric Power Sector
Natural gas will continue to be an important driver of electric reliability and cost in the U.S. and the nexus between the electric and natural gas industries will continue to be critical for the foreseeable future, a new report prepared for the American Public Power Association (APPA) states.
Groups Urge Congress To Prevent The Potential Elimination Of Bond Payments
The American Public Power Association (APPA) and 13 other members of the Public Finance Network recently urged leaders of the House and Senate Budget Committees to prevent the potential elimination of direct payment bond payments starting in 2023.
FMPA Implementing Strategies To Mitigate Rising Fuel Costs For Florida Public Power
The Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) is taking a number of steps to mitigate rising fuel costs, including selling excess power generation to other cities, prepaying for natural gas at discounted prices, operating highly available and efficient units, and refinancing debt, said Navid Nowakhtar, Resource and Strategic Planning Manager at FMPA, in a recent presentation.
APPA Seeks Nominations for Three Openings on RP3 Review Panel
The American Public Power Association (APPA) is accepting nominations now through Tuesday, July 5, 2022 for an open position on the Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) Program Review Panel.