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Workforce
Florida public power utility OUC’s Board of Commissioners announced a number of board changes, effective as of January 23, 2024.
Generation
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently certified a solar energy project in Riverside County, Calif. The certification means a streamlined process for legal challenges that can otherwise cause long delays, Newsom’s office said.
Electric Vehicles
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation recently published a white paper to help inform electric vehicle stakeholders and policymakers about the need for greater cross-sector collaboration regarding the potential effects of the rapid growth of EV charging on bulk power system reliability.
Distributed Energy Resources
Nebraska public power utility Wahoo Utilities recently provided an update on a solar project in the City of Wahoo, Neb.
Electricity Markets
President Biden on Feb. 9 designated Willie Phillips, Jr. as Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Biden in January 2023 named Phillips as Acting Chairman of FERC.
Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection capacity auction for the 2025/2026 Delivery Year will take place as scheduled in June, PJM announced Feb. 7 following two recent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission orders on PJM’s capacity market rules.
Electricity Markets
ISO New England is recommending a new capacity market structure to better ensure power system reliability and cost-efficiency as the region’s resource mix evolves, it said on Feb. 8.
Transmission
The Bonneville Power Administration has named Richard Bustamante Vice President of Transmission System Operations.