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The Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior recently released a plan outlining the actions they say are needed to connect the first generation of Atlantic offshore wind projects to the electric grid, as well as to increase transmission resources over the next several decades. An
The Bureau of Land Management recently approved the Rodatherm Geothermal Test Bed project, which would assess the commercial viability of an advanced geothermal electricity generation facility on BLM-managed lands in Beaver and Millard counties, Utah.
The Board of Directors for California public power utility Imperial Irrigation District on September 19 acted to significantly expand financial assistance to more customers through IID’s Residential Energy Assistance Program.
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Sept. 20 said it is accelerating the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations by adopting a Department of Energy electric vehicle charging station categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Several proposals related to rates and energy market rules that affect utilities in California and the West have been adopted by the California Independent System Operator Board of Governors and the Western Energy Imbalance Market Governing Body.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Sept. 22 announced up to $325 million for 15 projects across 17 states and one tribal nation to accelerate the development of long-duration energy storage technologies.
Terra-Gen, a renewable energy developer, is launching an investigation of a recent fire at a battery storage unit in Valley Center, Calif. The fire took place on the afternoon of Sept. 18 at a Terra-Gen energy storage facility located in San Diego County, Calif. The Valley Center Energy Storage
A final report on Winter Storm Elliott, a 2022 storm that contributed to power outages for millions of electricity customers in the Eastern half of the country, was presented to Commissioners at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Sept. 21.