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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.
A new paper lays out a five-part framework for unlocking the potential of advanced transmission technologies.
EDF Renewables North America on Sept. 20 announced a 20-year power purchase agreement with Omaha Public Power District for the Milligan 1 Wind project.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office announced the launch of the Pacific Northwest Regional Energy Planning Project, a broad engagement‐based planning process that will produce regional analyses of infrastructure investments that will be required to meet the goals and requirements of regional participants, including resource adequacy, decarbonization, ecosystem priorities, and system resilience and reliability.