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Texas public power utility CPS Energy on Sept. 30 announced the beginning of operations of Padua 1, a 50-megawatt, two-hour duration Battery Energy Storage System in Bexar County.
The Board of Directors for Minnesota public power utility Rochester Public Utilities has passed a resolution reaffirming its commitment to achieve 100% net renewable electricity by 2030.
City Utilities of Springfield – a Missouri public power utility – on Sept. 30 broke ground on a major project to meet the growing need for electricity. Construction has begun on three new natural gas turbines at McCartney Generating Station, which will provide 150 megawatts of locally generated power for the community.
Siding with Maine’s ratepayer advocate, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently issued an order requiring transmission owners in New England to answer questions about their asset condition planning procedures as part of an annual formula rate review.
Governors in states in the PJM Interconnection footprint on Sept. 26 announced the launch of the PJM Governors Collaborative, a new bipartisan forum that will allow governors across PJM’s 13 states to act collectively on issues of grid governance, energy affordability, and market reform.
Vistra Corp. on Sept. 29 announced that it has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement with a large, investment-grade company under which Vistra has agreed to supply to the customer with 1,200 megawatts of power from the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in Texas. Vistra anticipates power
The U.S. Department of Energy on Sept. 29 announced a $625 million investment “to expand and reinvigorate America’s coal industry, aiming to boost energy production and support coal communities nationwide.”