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PJM and stakeholders recently began work to explore sub-annual capacity market constructs in the newly established Sub-Annual Capacity Market Senior Task Force.
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.
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.
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Aug. 28 issued an emergency order directing the PJM Interconnection, in coordination with Constellation Energy, to ensure Units 3 and 4 of the Eddystone Generating Station in Pennsylvania remain available for operation.
On August 25, the Palisades Power Plant in Covert Township, Michigan, officially transitioned from decommissioning to operations status under the oversight of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Holtec International reported.
The Florida Municipal Electric Association and Florida Municipal Power Agency on Aug. 26 recognize Florida Lineworker Appreciation Day -- a day to show gratitude to the people who risk their lives daily to ensure reliable delivery of electricity throughout the state.
The JEA Board of Directors voted unanimously on Aug. 26 to approve a plan for the utility to build a combined cycle natural gas facility at the former St. Johns River Power Park site.
The Midcontinent ISO on Aug. 26 shared the list of applications submitted to date for the Expedited Resource Addition Study, which includes 47 projects across 12 states, representing more than 26,500 megawatts of proposed new capacity.