Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority Generation and Battery Storage Project Advances
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority recently provided an update on the Randolph Harley Power Plant New Generation Project, which includes the installation of four 9-megawatt Wartsila generators and a 9 MW battery energy storage system.
Huntsville Utilities, Toyota Announce Solar Project Power Purchase Agreement
Alabama public power utility Huntsville Utilities, Toyota Alabama and Toyota Tsusho America Inc. on April 5 announced a power purchase agreement to support a 168-acre, $49 million solar project.
Wisconsin’s Manitowoc Public Utilities Secures Community Solar Project Site
Wisconsin public power utility Manitowoc Public Utilities on April 10 reported that it has secured a site for a community solar project. MPU is building the facility with GRNE Solar.
Public Power Officials Briefed by Department of Energy on Supply Chain, Other Key Issues
Officials from public power utilities and American Public Power Association staff were recently briefed by Department of Energy officials on a number of key issues including supply chain challenges.
City Council Approves New Braunfels Utilities Proposed Two-Year Rate Plan
The New Braunfels City Council recently approved the New Braunfels Utilities proposed two-year rate plan, effective August 1, 2023.
Lazard Report Finds Continued Declines In Renewable Generation Costs
Continued declines in the costs of renewable energy have made some renewable generation technologies cost competitive with conventional generation, according to the most recent edition of Lazard’s energy cost analysis.
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority to Explore Opportunities to Develop Up to 1 GW of Green Energy Projects
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority and AVANGRID on April 17 announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities to develop up to 1 gigawatt of green energy projects within the Navajo Nation in the states of New Mexico and Arizona.
Groups Say Interim GHG Guidance Threatens Ability to Deliver Reliable, Affordable Power
The Council on Environmental Quality’s interim National Environmental Policy Act guidance on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change “misses the mark” and threatens the ability of the public power utilities and rural electric cooperatives to provide affordable and reliable electricity to the communities they serve, the American Public Power Association and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association said.
California Utilities Unveil Plans for Retail Electric Rate Reforms
Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison Company and San Diego Gas & Electric recently submitted residential electric rate reform proposals to the California Public Utilities Commission that call for a customer income verification process that would be administered by a third-party contractor supervised by the CPUC.
Perseverance Pays Off for Cleveland Public Power’s First Female African American Lineworker
Ta’Jahnae Buchanan recently became the first female and first African American female to complete all requirements of the Cleveland Public Power lineworker apprentice program.