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Generation
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced Friday that it is leading an application for $800 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor program.
Generation
Trinity Gas Storage LLC, an independent gas storage company, on Jan. 16 announced the start of operations of phase one at its 24 Bcf gas storage facility in East Texas.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority is sending an electric line construction team to Los Angeles, Calif., to assist with electric restoration for areas impacted by wildfires, NTUA reported on Jan. 16.
Electricity Markets
APPA is giving members the opportunity to nominate candidates for the association's 2024-2025 Board of Directors. Nominations are due no later than February 7, 2025.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The House on Jan. 15 voted 419-2 to pass the Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience (POWER) Act (H.R. 164), which would help communities recover from disasters and make investments to become more resilient in the future.
Electricity Markets
The Southwest Power Pool’s proposed Markets+ service reached a significant milestone Jan. 16 when it received approval of its tariff by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Electricity Markets
The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office on January 16 announced eight conditional commitments through its Title 17 Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment program, comprising $22.92 billion to utilities serving more than 14.78 million customers across 12 states.
Bonds and Financing
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS on Jan. 16 released additional guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act’s domestic content bonus for the clean energy production and investment tax credits.