Jennifer Heywood
Solar Investment Tax Credit
In 2015, Congress passed a law providing a 30% investment tax credit for solar developers. Since then, there has been much confusion...
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Jennifer Heywood
- May 30, 2018
- 2 min
2018 Farm Bill—Implications on Rural Broadband Internet
The 2018 Agriculture and Nutrition Act (commonly referred to as the “Farm Bill”), a $489 billion piece of legislation which aims to fund...
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Jennifer Heywood
- May 11, 2018
- 1 min
Required Solar for All New Homes in California
The California Energy Commission approved the 2019 Building Energy Code on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, requiring renewable energy access for...
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Jennifer Heywood
- May 10, 2018
- 1 min
DOE Pushes for Upgrades to Electric Vehicles
The Department of Energy has announced a new multi-million (nearly $70M) dollar research and development grant program aimed at achieving...
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Jennifer Heywood
- May 7, 2018
- 1 min
Drones Beyond Line of Sight
For the first time in the utility industry the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given authorization to a utility company to...
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Jennifer Heywood
- Nov 3, 2017
- 1 min
NRECA & APPA Request An Extended Timeframe for Baseload Generation Compensation Rule
Many within the electric utility industry, including both NRECA & APPA, have joined in the filing of a motion before FERC seeking an...
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Jennifer Heywood
- Nov 1, 2017
- 1 min
Drones Take Center-Stage in Hurricane Clean-up
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, drones have been utilized in numerous instances to aid in the recovery process. One...
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Jennifer Heywood
- Oct 2, 2017
- 1 min
FERC Formal Rulemaking directive
On Friday, September 29, Rick Perry directed FERC to undertake a formal rulemaking within the next 60 days aimed at compensating baseload...
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Jennifer Heywood
- Oct 1, 2017
- 1 min
Acting Chairman indicates changes from FERC
In August 2017, the Department of Energy released a report titled, “Staff Report on Electricity Markets and Reliability.” One primary...
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Jennifer Heywood
- Sep 1, 2017
- 1 min
Wehrum Named to EPA as Assistant Administrator by Trump
William Wehrum, an energy industry attorney and former EPA official, has been tapped to fulfill one of the agency’s most consequential...
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Jennifer Heywood
- Aug 1, 2017
- 1 min
FERC Site Determinations
On February 9, 2017, Beaver Creek Wind filed applications with FERC seeking an order to certify four wind projects in Stillwater County,...
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Jennifer Heywood
- Jul 1, 2017
- 1 min
Buffett Acquires energy Future Holdings
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Energy continues its expansion of its energy holdings as it has announced a $9 billion deal to...
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Jennifer Heywood
- Jun 7, 2017
- 1 min
Cyber Security Project
Recent cyber attacks throughout Europe and the U.S. lead many within the utility industry to focus on the importance of cybersecurity. In...
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Jennifer Heywood
- May 7, 2017
- 1 min
OSHA Electronic Recordkeeping
As part of the final rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses issued in May 2016, employers had a compliance deadline...
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Jennifer Heywood
- Apr 7, 2017
- 1 min
Cybersecurity Executive Order
President Trump has signed an executive order on cybersecurity, including protecting the nation’s power grid. The executive order directs...
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Jennifer Heywood
- Mar 7, 2017
- 1 min
Clean Power Plan on Hold
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit this morning granted the White House’s request for a pause in litigation...
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Jennifer Heywood
- Feb 7, 2017
- 1 min
FERC Nominee
President Donald Trump plans to nominate Jones Day attorney Kevin McIntyre as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Trump...
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Jennifer Heywood
- Jan 7, 2017
- 1 min
Aksamit Resource Management’s Public Records Request Denied
Recent court orders find in favor of public power entities in identical cases against Aksamit Resource Managment. A Platte County...
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