Company Announces U.S. Solar Roof Manufacturing Facility In Georgetown, Texas
GAF Energy has signed a lease and begun construction on a 450,000 square-foot facility in Georgetown, Texas, a public power community. Construction is expected to be completed in June 2023.
Owensboro Municipal Utilities Seeks Bids For Cost Of Service And Rate Design Study
Kentucky’s Owensboro Municipal Utilities (OMU) is soliciting proposals for the performance and development of a cost of service and rate design study through a request for proposals (RFP) issued on July 18.
New Participants In Western Markets Exploratory Group Include Public Power Utilities
Members of the Western Markets Exploratory Group (WMEG) announced on July 21 that they have expanded their membership by adding eleven new participants to the current roster of fourteen utilities totaling twenty-five member participants across the west. Several of the new participants are public power utilities.
Bureau of Land Management Approves Arizona-California Transmission Line Project
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has give the green light for construction of the Ten West Link Transmission Line project, which will facilitate increased renewable energy development and delivery in Arizona and California.
New APPA Report Details Electrification Trends, Hurdles For Wider Adoption
A new report issued by the American Public Power Association (APPA) analyzes trends in electrification and identifies at least three major hurdles that need to be overcome to realize wider adoption of electrification.
State Transportation And Energy Office Groups Awarded Funds For EV Collaboration
The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation announced on July 20 a $1.5 million award to the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) that will foster collaboration in the development and deployment of a national electric vehicle (EV) charging network.
New York Governor Recommends Justin Driscoll To Serve As President and CEO Of NYPA
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on July 20 recommended Justin Driscoll to serve as President and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA).
Capacity Constraints, Rolling Blackouts Not Seen As Near-Term Risk To Public Power: Fitch
Summer capacity constraints and rolling blackouts are not viewed as a near-term risk to public power and electric cooperative credit quality, Fitch Ratings said on July 15.
Lawmakers Ask EPA To Detail Plans And Actions Tied To Reliability Risks
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans on July 11 sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan asking for the agency to respond to a series of questions related to EPA plans and actions regarding risks to electric reliability. The letter was signed by all 26 committee Republicans.
Groups Raise Reliability, Cost And Other Concerns In Response To Idea Of Breaching Northwest Dams
The idea of breaching the Lower River Snake Dams (LSRDs) in Eastern Washington State fails to take into account a number of potential negative impacts that could result from such a move including an increase in electricity costs for consumers and removing a key pillar of reliable power supply for the region, the American Public Power Association (APPA) and regional public power groups said.