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Generation
NextEra Energy and Google Cloud on Dec. 8 said that they will partner to develop multiple, new gigawatt-scale data center campuses with accompanying generation and capacity.
Generation
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Dec. 4 announced a historic milestone in the city’s accelerated transition to 100 percent clean energy by 2035 -- the full divestment from coal in Los Angeles’ power supply.
Electricity Markets
Higher average daily wholesale electricity prices between January and November 2025 may be improving the operational competitiveness of some natural gas- and coal-fired generators in the PJM Interconnection compared with the same period in 2024, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Dec. 8.
Generation
Taking the next step in the potential sale of two partially built AP1000 units to Brookfield Asset Management, the Santee Cooper Board of Directors on Dec. 8 approved a Memorandum of Understanding that establishes a formal feasibility period regarding completing those units.
Workforce
Maryland public power utility Easton Utilities announced that three utility executives have graduated from Leadership Maryland.
Generation
The City of Falls City, Nebraska, recently announced a formal partnership with Nebraska Rural Generation to advance exploration efforts toward the potential development of a new power generation facility utilizing emerging technologies. The project, still in the early exploration phase, would not
Community Engagement
The Board of Directors for the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency recently approved a resolution that authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds for the construction of a new Mid-States facility.
Distributed Energy Resources
The New York Power Authority on Dec. 9 published its Renewables Updated Strategic Plan, which details the Power Authority’s efforts to develop, own and operate renewable generation and energy storage projects to strengthen New York’s grid with a portfolio of diversified energy resources.