New Product Aims To Brings More Transparency To REC Market In Midwest
Australian software firm Powerledger is introducing a new product to the Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System (M-RETS) that aims to provide greater transparency and granularity to the renewable energy credit (REC) market.
Biden Moves To Support Production Of Minerals, Materials For Large Capacity Batteries
The White House on March 31 said that President Biden would issue a directive authorizing the use of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to support the production and processing of minerals and materials used for large capacity batteries such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, and manganese.
LG Energy Solution Invests $1.7 Billion In EV Battery Plant Expansion At Holland, Mich., Location
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation recently announced that LG Energy Solution (LGES) is investing $1.7 billion and creating 1,200 jobs at its current location in Holland, Mich.
Wisconsin Public Power Utilities Rally To Help Stoughton, Wis., In Wake Of Tornado
Electric utility customers and officials in Stoughton, Wis., are thanking their local lineworkers, as well as those from many neighboring public power communities, for their quick response to safely restore service in the wake of a recent tornado traveling up to 95 miles per hour.
New York Leads Multi-State Group To Develop A Regional Hydrogen Hub Proposal
New York State, along with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, has formed a coalition to develop a proposal to become one of at least four regional clean energy hydrogen hubs designated by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Groups Want Federal Aviation Administration To Provide Guidance On Drone Use
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, should provide guidance to the electric utility sector tied to the use of drones, the American Public Power Association (APPA), Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) said in a recent letter to Secretary of Transportation Peter Buttigieg.
Department Of Commerce To Commence Investigation Into Solar Imports
The U.S. Department of Commerce last week said it would begin an investigation into whether certain photovoltaic solar cells and modules imported from Southeast Asia are circumventing U.S. tariffs.
Energy Storage Installations Hit Record In Fourth Quarter
The U.S. energy storage market set a record in the fourth quarter with new system installations totaling 4,727 megawatt hours (MWh), according to Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association’s latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report.
APPA Recognizes 138 Public Power Utilities For Outstanding Safety Practices
One hundred thirty-eight utilities have earned the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2021, APPA said on March 29.
Appeals Court Reverses Judge’s Injunction Against Federal Social Cost Of GHG Order
The U.S. Appeals Court for the Fifth Circuit recently reversed a federal judge’s decision to grant a motion for a preliminary injunction filed by 10 states that had argued that they will be harmed as a result of an early 2021 Biden Administration move to set interim estimates for the social cost of greenhouse gas emissions for federal agencies to use.