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Generation
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has joined Constellation on a grant proposal to the U.S. Department of Energy to support the company’s efforts to seek an early site permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for one or more advanced nuclear reactors at the Nine Mile Point Clean Energy Center in Oswego, New York, Constellation reported on Jan. 15.
Transmission
The Arizona Corporation Commission on Jan. 15 voted to approve a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility for the South Mountain Transmission Project.
Generation
President Biden on Jan. 14 signed an executive order that directs certain federal agencies to make federal sites available for artificial intelligence data centers and new clean power facilities, facilitate this infrastructure’s interconnection to the electric grid, fulfill permitting obligations expeditiously, and advance transmission development around federal sites.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
As wildfires continue to burn in California, the CEO-led Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council held a call on Jan. 12 to ensure that electricity providers in the state have no unmet resource needs.
Reliability
Massachusetts public power utility Shrewsbury Electric & Cable Operations in December provided an update on a project tied to its ongoing efforts to enhance the reliability and efficiency of Shrewsbury’s electrical system.
Electricity Markets
Guam Power Authority is included among the first utilities to participate in the Department of Energy’s Utility and Grid Operator Technical Assistance program, DOE said on Jan. 13.
Reliability
Texas public power utility Bryan Texas Utilities has partnered with local media station KBTX and Climavision, a radar services company, to bring a cutting-edge weather radar system to the region.
Reliability
Oregon public power utility Springfield Utility Board has launched a pilot program under which SUB is offering a 0% loan for generators and generator transfer switches.