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The PJM Interconnection and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities have agreed to the terms on the next phase of a collaboration that deploys PJM’s competitive planning process to help New Jersey further advance its offshore wind goals.
The City of Abbeville and Town of Gueydan have both selected the Louisiana Energy and Power Authority as their wholesale electric provider, LEPA said in late January.
The Energy Information Administration on Feb. 1 detailed its plans to focus on evaluating the electricity consumption associated with cryptocurrency mining activity.
Consumers Energy, a Michigan investor-owned utility, announced on Feb. 2 that it will issue a request for proposals this month to identify potential buyers for its 13 Michigan hydroelectric dams.
Short-term outages caused by extreme weather have a minimal impact on most solar panels, but further work is needed to develop a clearer picture of the potential impacts, according to research by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Texas public power utility CPS Energy recently detailed how it has successfully met the challenge of procuring transformers.
The New York Power Authority on Jan. 31 filed a petition with the New York State Public Service Commission to establish the Renewable Energy Access and Community Help program to provide electric bill credits for low-income households across the state.
The Bonneville Power Administration on Jan. 30 detailed how plunging temperatures across the Pacific Northwest that stayed below freezing for four days from Jan. 12-16 were no match for the Federal Columbia River Power System.