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A recently released report outlines practical recommendations for integrating electric vehicles, home batteries, smart buildings, and other flexible loads into grid operations to lower electricity costs, strengthen grid reliability, and modernize demand flexibility programs in California, non-profit GridLab said.
A modeling project involving Washington State’s Grant PUD and the National Laboratory of the Rockies shows coordinated operation of Mid-Columbia hydropower plants could boost efficiency systemwide, NLR reported in late August.
The Healey-Driscoll Administration in Massachusetts announced the launch of a new $9.7 million zero-interest loan program to help eligible homeowners served by city- and town-owned utilities pay for energy-saving home improvements.
Arkansas public power utility West Memphis Utilities (WMU) on Sept. 3 clarified its role in the development of Google’s data center in West Memphis following recent reporting regarding the costs associated with serving large data center projects in Arkansas.
A large number of public power utilities have been selected to participate in a peer learning cohort focused on leveraging data for modern utility grid planning.
Italy-based Ansaldo Energia has signed a contract with Pacifico Energy for the supply of eight AE64.3A gas turbines in a 60 Hz configuration, together with the associated generators, for a strategic power generation project supporting major data center infrastructure in Texas.
Staff from ISO New England’s Internal Market Monitoring unit and Energy New England’s Operations and Regulatory and Market Affairs teams recently toured Braintree Electric Light Department’s Watson 1 & 2 peaking generation units in Massachusetts following a meeting on the units’ participation in the ISO New England markets.
Michigan public power utility Traverse City Light & Power (TCLP) and The Salvation Army are partnering to launch a new locally administered energy-assistance program beginning October 1, 2026. The program will help qualifying TCLP customers pay both their electric bills and home-heating costs.