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EnergySolutions, a provider of nuclear services, submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) a Notice of Intent (NOI) confirming its plans to submit an application for a major licensing action for new nuclear generation at the Kewaunee Power Station (KPS) site in the Town of Carlton, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.
The U.S. Department of Energy issued seven emergency orders to mitigate the risk of blackouts in Florida as exceptionally low temperatures hit the state and were expected to persist through early this week.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted the PJM Interconnection's proposal to create a process separate from the traditional interconnection process for transferring Capacity Interconnection Rights from a retiring facility to an equivalent replacement resource at the same site.
At a January public meeting, Oregon public power utility Eugene Water and Electric Board adopted a new set of organizational goals for 2026, providing direction for its work priorities in the year ahead.
Tennessee public power utility Nashville Electric Service reported that it has made significant progress in restoring power to customers that were impacted by Winter Storm Fern.
State regulators, Type One Energy, and the Tennessee Valley Authority recently announced the initial submission of a “byproduct material license” application in preparation for Tennessee’s first commercial fusion project.
The U.S. Department of Energy extended an emergency order to mitigate blackouts in New England ahead of more winter weather, with below freezing temperatures projected into early this week.
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on Jan. 30 released a final Request for Proposals seeking proposals to provide zero carbon electric power from nuclear, hydropower, solar, onshore wind and associated transmission, and/or paired and co-located energy storage systems.