NYPA providing $39 million for New York City electric bus chargers
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) said it has finalized a $39 million agreement to install 67 overhead chargers for New York City buses.
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Celebrating public power in America series – Part 3: Celebrating Public Power’s Attributes and Addressing Municipalization
The American Public Power Association concludes our second three-part newsletter by highlighting public power systems that demonstrate a commitment to local communities, ongoing innovation, and resiliency. We conclude the series by exploring how discussions about municipalization and community choice aggregation efforts have touched local communities.
Celebrating public power in America series – Part 2: Celebrating the Modern Public Power Utility
The American Public Power Association is pleased to present the second in-depth, three-part Public Power Current newsletter series to celebrate public power’s past, present, and future.
Celebrating Public Power in America Series – Part 1: Celebrating America’s Public Power History
The American Public Power Association is pleased to present this in-depth, three-part Public Power Current newsletter series to celebrate public power’s past, present, and future. Thank you to the utility systems for their contributions about public power’s founding and evolution (Part 1), the benefits of modern public power systems (Part 2), and how public power’s best attributes, and discussions about municipalization and community choice aggregation, have touched local communities (Part 3).
Real-Time Grid Assessment Is Adequate But Could Be Improved: FERC-NERC Report
Operators of the bulk power system are prepared to manage assessment of real-time grid operating conditions, but they should develop alternative procedures in the event of data loss failures lasting more than two hours, according to a report issued last week by the staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and its regional entities.
APPA Seeks Nominations For Two Openings On Smart Energy Provider Review Panel
The American Public Power Association (APPA) is accepting nominations through Monday, August 9, 2021 for two open positions on the Smart Energy Provider (SEP) Program Review Panel.
APPA Weighs In On Interim Final Rule For Coronavirus Relief Funds
The American Public Power Association (APPA) recently weighed in on an interim final rule (IFR) for coronavirus state and local fiscal relief recovery funds in comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Treasury.
Salt River Project To Expand Gas-Fired Plant to Integrate More Renewables, Boost Reliability
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project (SRP) is seeking board approval to expand its Coolidge Generating Station, a quick-start natural gas power plant located in Arizona’s Southeast Valley.
APPA Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
To honor National Hispanic Heritage Month – commemorated September 15 to October 15 – the American Public Power Association’s Public Power Current is proudly spotlighting our Hispanic heritage colleagues across the United States and our U.S. territories.
Michael Avanzi Named New General Manager of Wisconsin’s Kaukauna Utilities
Wisconsin public power utility Kaukauna Utilities (KU) recently announced that Michael Avanzi has been selected as the utility’s new general manager, following the upcoming retirement of current general manager, Jeffery Feldt.