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The North American Electric Reliability Corporation on Sept. 19 reached an important milestone in its work to address the reliability impacts of rapidly growing large loads, with preliminary results indicating the foundational Computational Loads Reliability Standards have passed initial ballot.
In 2020, after South Carolina’s Rock Hill Utilities implemented texting, the public power utility saw speedy results. The utility's operations include water, electric and sanitation.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger recently unveiled a data center accountability effort through a new framework and signed an executive order to immediately implement many of the core pieces of her Data Center Accountability Framework.
EDF power solutions North America has achieved financial close on the Utah Solar 1 Energy project.
The City of Lincoln, Nebraska, has achieved LEED Platinum certification through the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED for Cities and Communities Program — the highest level of certification possible.
The New York Public Service Commission recently launched a review of how New York utilities are integrating artificial intelligence (AI) systems into their operations.
Low-cost Appalachian and Canadian natural gas supplies coupled with lower-than-usual regional consumption have pushed down natural gas prices at a major New England pricing hub in recent months to trade at a discount to the widely cited U.S. benchmark, Henry Hub, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported on Sept. 9.
After it passed the House of Representatives, Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) attempted to pass H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, in the Senate on Sept. 17 via unanimous consent.