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The Utility Board for Florida public power utility Keys Energy Services on Sept. 10 held a public hearing and approved the utility’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget and five-year financial plan. The approved FY 2026 budget for KEYS is $125 million.
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority announced that during a Special Governing Board meeting, amendments to existing power purchase agreements were approved to move forward two critical renewable energy projects -- the Bovoni Solar Farm and the Fortuna Solar Farm, each supported by battery energy storage systems.
The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee on Sept. 11 voted to advance the nominations of Laura Swett and David LaCerte to be Federal Energy Regulatory Commission commissioners.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. on Sept. 10 announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Denham Capital’s Sustainable Infrastructure arm to jointly pursue opportunities to generate power to support the increased demand from data centers in the U.S. and Europe.
Lotus Infrastructure Partners, LP and Caithness Energy, L.L.C. announced that Lotus has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the economic interests in Caithness Long Island Energy Center, a highly efficient 365-megawatt natural gas fired power generation asset located in Suffolk
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Sept. 11 said it will host a technical conference to discuss cost-effective ways to reduce the risk of wildfire ignition from the Bulk-Power System. The event is planned in response to President Trump’s Executive Order 14308—Empowering Commonsense Wildfire
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office on Sept. 11 expanded the existing Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order 1920 technical assistance program, adding new technical assistance offerings for utilities and regional planners in long-term transmission planning.
GridBeyond now offers revenue floor and toll contracts for selected power storage projects in ERCOT and CAISO.