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The New York Power Authority on Nov. 19 announced a first-of-its-kind agreement with the United States Army. The signed Memorandum of Understanding allows NYPA and the U.S. Army to collaborate on new opportunities that advance the Army’s decarbonization initiatives at military facilities in New York State.
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation on Nov. 19 filed an interregional Transfer Capability Study with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in advance of a December 2 deadline.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Nov. 18 announced $22 million is now available for projects that strengthen and modernize New York’s electric grid.
Logan City Light & Power, the public power utility for the City of Logan, Utah, and WATTMORE, an energy storage software and service provider, announced on Nov. 14 the successful completion of a 125 KW, 500 KWh battery energy storage system in Logan, Utah.
President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend announced his plan to nominate Chris Wright for Secretary of the Department of Energy.
Salt River Project and Flatland Storage LLC, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America, have entered into an agreement to provide 200 megawatts of new energy storage to Arizona’s grid.
Three municipalities in Northern Arizona impacted by the transition away from coal-fired power plants will receive a total of $125,000 in economic development grants from a grant funding program.
Michigan public power utility Grand Haven Board of Light and Power and Ottawa County Community Action Agency partnered on Nov. 14 to host an event offering free home-improvement programming to reduce energy costs for the residents of River Haven, Grand Haven’s largest manufactured home community.