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Oxford University has paused a trial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in children as young as 6 years old due to concerns over rare cases of blood clots in adults receiving the vaccine. The trial, which was underway in the UK, has been put on hold while the country'
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The UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is reportedly considering restricting the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in younger people due to concerns about very rare cases of blood clots potentially linked to the vaccine. The British government has ordered 100 million doses of the
Public utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a delegated order approving the Engineering and Procurement Agreement between Arizona Public Service Company and AES Energy Storage, LLC. The agreement, filed on February 12, 2021, aims to interconnect AES Energy's facilities to the Navajo Southern Transmission System 230 kV Transmission
Electric utilities
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has implemented measures to provide relief to customers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Commission's order, all jurisdictional utilities are required to provide updates on their efforts to establish payment plans for delinquent customers. Boonville Natural Gas Corporation, one of the
Electric utilities
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has required jurisdictional Indiana utilities to provide updates on their efforts to establish payment plans for customers who were delinquent due to COVID-19. Fountaintown Gas Company, Inc. has filed multiple updates, providing information on its work with customers, attempts to contact delinquent customers, and disconnection
Public utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has accepted a revised Interconnection Local Delivery Service Agreement (ILDSA) No. 1336 between American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEPSC) and Buckeye Power, Inc. The revised agreement reflects previous-quarter revisions to delivery points and monthly charges. AEPSC requested that the revised attachment be accepted effective
Electric utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a delegated order accepting a notice of change in status for American Electric Power Services Corporation (AEPSC) and its affiliated companies. The notice, filed on October 9, 2020, states that AEP Texas Inc. has placed a new 345 kV transmission line into service,
Electric utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the negotiated rate agreements between El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. and Arizona Public Service Company, effective April 1, 2021. On February 25, 2021, El Paso Natural Gas Company filed the tariff records setting forth the details of the agreements.
Public utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved Dr. Lelio H. Mejia, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., of Geosyntec Consultants, as the independent consultant responsible for conducting the eleventh Part 12D safety inspections of the Iron Canyon and McCloud Developments of the McCloud-Pit Project. Dr. Mejia's qualifications
Public utilities
Industry leaders from various sectors are calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to scrutinize the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) proposal submitted by 14 electric utilities in February 2021. The coalition, representing a broad coalition of clean electricity customers and developers, has expressed concerns that the proposed market
Electric utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved Arizona Public Service Company's (APS) market-based rate authority, allowing the company to participate in the California Independent System Operator Corporation's (CAISO) real-time economic energy dispatch portion of the electricity market. The approval comes after APS submitted a market
Electric utilities
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved an exemption for Exelon Generation Company, LLC's Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, from certain requirements of 10 CFR Part 26, "Fitness for Duty Programs," due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The exemption allows the
