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Platte River Power Authority recently issued a request for proposals seeking proposals for the supply of wind power.
Lawmakers voiced concerns on Sept. 13 about a Department of Energy proposal that would require a stricter standard that changes the material used in distribution transformers from grain-oriented electrical steel to amorphous steel.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on Sept. 13 filed a report with the Texas Public Utility Commission detailing the grid operator’s response to a spike in power demand earlier this month in the wake of soaring temperatures.
The Environmental Protection Agency on September 14 issued a final rule that modifies and replaces the 2020 regulatory requirements for water quality certification under Clean Water Act section 401.
Kentucky public power utility Owensboro Municipal Utilities has issued a request for proposals for various power supply alternatives to serve its future retail load.
Executives from Central Coast Community Energy and Silicon Valley Clean Energy recently announced the commissioning for Yellow Pine Solar I, a large-scale solar and battery energy storage project.
California lawmakers recently passed legislation that will, among other things, allow the state to create a central buyer to procure clean electricity for the grid.
The Tennessee Valley Authority will work with TC Energy to jointly invest $1.25 million to study carbon capture technology to reduce emissions at TVA’s natural gas facilities in Ackerman, Mississippi, and in Drakesboro, Kentucky. TVA said it is exploring a number of options to decarbonize its power