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The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management recently approved the 1,100-megawatt Ocean Wind 1 project off the New Jersey coast.
California is offering $150 million to help California public school districts and charter schools put more electric and zero-emission school buses on the roads.
The government of Ontario, Canada, is starting pre-development work to site the first large-scale nuclear build in Ontario in over three decades, the province said on July 5.
As the threats to the resilience and reliability of the electric power grid caused by extreme weather events rise, the advantages of small modular reactors are becoming more apparent.
The American Public Power Association has concerns about the legal basis and technical underpinnings of an Environmental Protection Agency proposed rule that would amend the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Residual Risk and Technology Review.
The Traverse City Light and Power Board in June received an update on the development of TCLP’s climate action plan.
Minnesota public power utility Grand Rapids Public Utilities recently held a ribbon cutting event for a solar and energy storage project.
ISO New England, the PJM Interconnection, and the New York Independent System Operator have voiced support for a proposal from eight Northeast states to develop a new approach to the development of interregional transmission coordination.