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The North American Energy Standards Board in December announced the adoption of NAESB Business Practice Standards to support Western Interconnection Loading Relief (WLR), a new flow-based approach for managing congestion on the bulk electric grid.
The American Public Power Association on Jan. 5 filed comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s and the Army Corps of Engineers' proposal to revise the definition of Waters of the United States.
Alabama public power utility Huntsville Utilities in December took delivery of an 83,000-pound battery for a grid load management project.
The Midcontinent ISO on Jan. 6 announced the selected developers for two transmission projects that MISO said will strengthen reliability and support the region’s long-term energy need
Construction on Nebraska Public Power District’s (NPPD) Norfolk-Stanton North transmission line is complete, NPPD said on Jan. 6.
ISO New England has requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission accept its first batch of proposed reforms to the capacity market. The reforms are intended to improve power system reliability and cost-effectiveness as the region’s resource mix evolves.
Tampa Electric and The Energy Authority will purchase wholesale power from the Florida Municipal Power Agency starting in mid-December and continuing through January and February.
Following a multi-year process with public input, the Tennessee Valley Authority has completed the environmental review for the proposed Allen Aeroderivative Combustion Turbine Project in Memphis, Tennessee, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), TVA reported in late December.