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According to an analysis issued on Feb. 26 by the Electric Power Research Institute, data centers could consume 9%-17% of U.S. electricity generation by 2030 -- more than double current use -- with eight states seeing much higher percentages.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently submitted a staff report to Congress on the North American Reliability Corporation’s Interregional Transfer Capability Study. FERC declined Congress’s invitation to recommend statutory changes in response to the ITC study.
The PJM Interconnection and stakeholders are making headway on the six components outlined by the Board of Managers in its Jan. 16 plan to reliably meet the unprecedented growth in electricity demand from the rise of data centers and other large energy users in the PJM footprint, the grid operator said on Feb. 25.
Linda Landman González has been elected as presidentof the Orlando Utilities Commission’s Board of Commissioners. Additionally, Phillip Brown and Bridget Williams, Ed.D., have been selected to serve on the board after confirmation by the City of Orlando.
Several WPPI Energy members have once again been ranked as part of the nation’s leading utilities for their renewable energy programs.
Randy Howard, general manager of Northern California Power Agency, and Mason Baker, CEO and general manager of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, on Feb. 24 testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries on federal wildfire policy.
Tom Barry, Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC), attended the State of the Union Address on February 24, as a guest of Massachusetts First District Rep. Richard Neal, Ranking Member on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Clean energy resources funded through a new agreement tied to a data center in Minnesota include a 300-megawatt iron-air battery system installation.