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Generation
X-energy Reactor Company LLC, Amazon, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Corporation and Doosan Enerbility on Aug. 25 announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of Xe-100 fourth generation advanced small modular reactors and TRISO-X fuel in the U.S. to meet growing power demands from data centers and artificial intelligence.
Environment
The Truckee Donner Public Utility District, a California public power utility, recently launched a community-focused educational campaign that highlights the unique characteristics of the region's water source and the infrastructure that delivers it to homes and businesses.
Electricity Markets
ISO New England has released its initial proposal for Regional Energy Shortfall Threshold (REST) metrics that will help the region assess the grid’s ability to deliver energy during extreme weather conditions, it said on Aug. 22.
Reliability
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and Hitachi Energy officials announced on Aug. 20 that the company is expanding manufacturing operations in Alamo, Tennessee.
Generation
Caterpillar Inc. and Hunt Energy Company, L.P. on Aug. 21 announced a long-term strategic collaboration agreement to deliver power solutions for data centers.
Electricity Markets
PJM and stakeholders recently began work to explore sub-annual capacity market constructs in the newly established Sub-Annual Capacity Market Senior Task Force.
Reliability
Santee Cooper has secured final approval for 14 projects, totaling $6.9 million in funding, submitted to its Grid Resilience Grant Program last year by electric cooperatives and municipal and other utilities from across South Carolina.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
In the wake of two major storms hitting the Imperial Irrigation District service area on Sunday, Aug. 24, and torrential rains and winds brought into the area the afternoon and evening of Monday, Aug. 25, the California public power utility has been working around the clock to return power service to customers, it said on Aug. 27.