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The U.S. Department of Energy on Aug. 6 announced a $2.2 billion investment in the nation’s grid for eight projects across 18 states aimed at protecting against growing threats of extreme weather events, lowering costs for communities and catalyzing additional grid capacity to meet load growth stemming from an increase in manufacturing and data centers.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Aug. 6 announced a $2.2 billion investment in the nation’s grid for eight projects across 18 states aimed at protecting against growing threats of extreme weather events, lowering costs for communities and catalyzing additional grid capacity to meet load growth stemming from an increase in manufacturing and data centers.
The Southwest Power Pool’s Regional State Committee and Board of Directors approved increases to the planning reserve margins member utilities are required to maintain in support of regional grid reliability.
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project recently set a new record for the amount of energy delivered to its retail customers.
In less than 36 hours since landfall, Florida public power utilities have restored power to nearly all customers impacted by Hurricane Debby, Amy Zubaly, Executive Director, Florida Municipal Electric Association, said on Aug. 6.
The PJM Interconnection has cleared 204 generation projects to the second phase of its new interconnection process, designed to study 72,000 MW of mostly renewable or hybrid resources by the third quarter of 2025, it said on Aug. 6
Kairos Power has started construction on a low-power reactor, which is the first non-light water design permitted for construction in the U.S. in more than 50 years and is projected to be operational in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in 2027, the Department of Energy said in late July.
The Borough of Chambersburg, Pa., a public power community, has received funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for a grid resilience project.