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Lightshift Energy on June 22 announced six new battery energy storage projects at municipal light departments in Massachusetts.
A first ever Cybersecurity Committee approved by the American Public Power Association’s Board of Directors was recently launched to align, and provide strategic direction for, APPA’s various cybersecurity programs, events, resources, and projects.
Chevron on June 22 announced that Energy Forge One LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary, has signed an agreement with Microsoft to develop a co-located power facility in West Texas that will provide dedicated electricity to a Microsoft-operated data center under a 20-year power purchase agreement. Chevron
A line of storms with severe straight line winds moved across much of the AMP Member footprint earlier this month, and the cities of Amherst and Celina, Ohio, requested mutual aid after experiencing large outage events, AMP reported on June 19.
The Cumberland Combined Cycle Project marked a major step forward recently as the Tennessee Valley Authority successfully synchronized Combustion Turbine 1 (CT1) to the transmission grid and achieved first fire on Unit 2 -- two milestones that position the site firmly on track for commercial operation later this year, TVA reported on June 4.
The Truckee Donner Public Utility District Board of Directors wrapped up its May 6 and June 3 board meetings with a focus on long-term investments in electric reliability and wildfire safety, while also tending to key financial and regulatory business that keeps the utility running transparently and efficiently, the California public power utility said on June 17.
WPPI Energy is seeking proposals from third-party suppliers for short to medium term capacity with or without associated peaking energy rights.
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project and the Electric Power Research Institute have collaborated to create a replicable approach for using hourly weather data in resource adequacy studies.