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Indiana-based Hallador Energy on Jan. 7 announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Hallador Power Co. executed a Conversion Transaction Commitment Agreement with a global data center developer, effective January 2, 2025.
The Indiana Municipal Power Agency received approximately $15.7 million of tax credit benefits plus interest through the Inflation Reduction Act for its work to develop renewable energy resources for its 61 municipal members.
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation on Jan. 8 published a new incident review examining the risks and challenges posed by the increasing integration of voltage-sensitive large loads, such as data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities, into the Bulk Electric System.
KPP Energy’s PACE solar project continues to move forward at a rapid clip and a significant number of milestones were achieved recently, KPP Energy reported in the December issue of its KPP Lightning Round newsletter.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 8 announced up to $13 million is available to industry through a new Advanced Nuclear Energy Licensing Cost-Shared Grant Program.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in December issued an order accepting a transmission construction service agreement between AES Ohio and Amazon Data Services that is tied to a large data center to be constructed in Ohio.
In a move intended to help respond to growing electricity demand in the U.S., the National Electrical Manufacturers Association has launched a new standard to assist in meeting this challenge by establishing clear performance expectations for battery energy storage systems to assist data center developers and other end users “in making informed decisions about which BESS products to deploy to improve reliability and resilience and power economic development.”
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power crews continued to work around the clock to restore power and support firefighting efforts tied to a windstorm, it said on Jan. 9.