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The following is a transcript of the Sept. 16, 2024, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA’s
Weeks after the Western Resource Adequacy Program’s Resource Adequacy Participant Committee approved a revised transition plan, the Western Power Pool Board of Directors recently took a series of actions to move the program further along.
California public power utility Anaheim Public Utilities recently provided details to Public Power Current on a battery storage project that will, among other things, support renewable energy integration.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity on Sept. 18 released two notices of intent to issue funding to support research and development of electric grid technologies.
A survey of nearly 700 U.S. power industry stakeholders found that forty-five percent of respondents say they have no confidence or are not very confident in their forecasting for data center loads.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is inviting the public to review and provide input on its draft Integrated Resource Plan published on Sept. 23, as well as an associated draft Environmental Impact Statement.
California public power utility Imperial Irrigation District served a new all-time high customer electrical energy demand in 2024, a significant achievement in the face of extreme weather conditions and growing energy needs.
Constellation on Sept. 20 announced the signing of a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft that will pave the way for the restart of Three Mile Island Unit 1 in Pennsylvania, a nuclear power plant unit that was shut down for economic reasons five years ago.