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Silicon Valley Power, the municipally owned utility of the City of Santa Clara, Calif., and Emerald AI on April 21 announced a pilot program to demonstrate how flexible data centers can help support grid reliability, affordability, and more efficient system planning as advanced digital infrastructure continues to grow in Silicon Valley.
The Board of Trustees of Greenville Electric Utility System has appointed Tyler Hjorth, P.E., as the utility’s new General Manager, the Texas public power utility reported on April 21.
Plus Power and the Tennessee Valley Authority on April 21 announced a 20-year energy storage agreement to add 200-megawatt /800 megawatt-hour utility-scale battery energy storage to the Tennessee Valley.
On April 17, the California ISO selected LS Power Grid California (LSPGC) to finance, construct, own, operate and maintain a new 230-kV underground transmission line that will strengthen power infrastructure and improve electric grid reliability across the Bay Area, LSPG said on April 20.
The Public Utility Commission of Texas recently announced a new standardized blueprint and guidelines for electric utilities to use when preparing wildfire mitigation plans.
CleanPowerSF is marking its 10-year anniversary by launching new bill credits to help residents switch to clean, electric home appliances and lower their energy bills.
The Texas Nuclear Alliance (TNA) in March announced the City of Bryan, Texas, has joined the organization.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently issued final rules to modernize the NRC’s environmental review process to support the anticipated growth in new reactor applications.