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The U.S. Department of Energy and Tennessee Valley Authority recently announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to provide DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and potentially other federal facilities in TVA’s service territory, with 100% locally supplied carbon emissions-free electricity by 2030.
The Department of the Interior on Dec. 8 announced $5.65 million in funding for the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona to construct and install solar panels over the Casa Blanca Canal. The Gila River Indian Community Utility Authority “is honored to be working with the community, Department of
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 13 announced the completion of the Central East Energy Connect transmission project, which involves an upgrade of transmission lines to relieve congestion and enable integration of more renewable energy into the state power grid. Central East Energy Connect is a
On the morning of December 11, Texas public power utility Lubbock Power & Light finished connecting the remaining 30% of its system to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Dec. 8 signed into law a bill that lifts the moratorium on new construction of small modular reactors in Illinois and establishes regulatory guidelines.
Lineworker crews from Nashville Electric Service and Clarksville, Tenn., worked through the weekend to restore power to customers after a tornado and thunderstorms swept across Tennessee on Saturday.
Tacoma Power’s Income Qualified Rental Program was recently awarded the Leadership in Energy Efficiency Award for Innovative Collaboration by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance.
Meta on Dec. 11 announced that its Mesa, Ariz., data center will soon be supported by new solar energy from Salt River Project through a contract with Orsted.