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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory joined forces with Tennessee public power utility EPB and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to demonstrate the first transmission of an entangled quantum signal using multiple wavelength channels and automatic polarization stabilization over a commercial network with no downtime.
Reliability
The House last week passed H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, by voice vote.
Workforce
The Tennessee Valley Authority has named Tom Rice as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 27.
Electricity Markets
The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities announced the election of David Haley as its new Board President.
Energy Storage
Lightshift Energy, an energy storage project developer, owner and operator, has partnered with Basis Climate to complete the sale of nearly $10 million of investment tax credits.
Energy Storage
Ascend Analytics has launched a sales process on behalf of ESA Solar Energy for its Midcontinent ISO battery energy storage system portfolio.
Generation
A new project led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technologies Office aims to address cooling-system challenges tied to data centers by incorporating geothermal underground thermal energy storage technology for data centers.
Workforce
American Municipal Power, Inc. announced that Kellie Pertuset has joined AMP as Vice President of Human Resources and Talent Management.