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Reliability
The public power communities of Batavia and Peru, Illinois, were among the recipients of grid resilience grants recently announced by the Illinois Finance Authority.
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Community Engagement
During a recent Board of Commissioners meeting, the Clallam County PUD Board received a presentation on broadband expansion efforts.
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Generation
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the release of two solicitations that will advance the New York Power Authority’s initiative to develop at least 1 gigawatt of advanced nuclear energy in Upstate New York.
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Reliability
The Oregon Department of Energy has selected nine Oregon electric utilities to receive $11.5 million in Grid Resilience Grants, it said on May 26.
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Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection has proposed to increase the minimum capitalization thresholds required to participate in PJM’s wholesale electricity markets to keep step with inflation, better manage risk and protect all market participants from default.
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Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency on May 27 released a pre-publication notice to reopen the comment period on its February 20, 2020 proposed rule to establish a federal permitting program for the disposal of coal combustion residuals from electric utilities.
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Transmission
Canadian utility Hydro Québec on June 1 reported that it made its first electricity deliveries under an agreement signed with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority in November 2021.
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CPS Energy President and CEO Rudy Garza on June 1 delivered his notice of intent to retire from the San Antonio, Texas-based public power utility.