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Santee Cooper’s plan to deliver lasting value for customers and South Carolina by completing the Fairfield Nuclear Project took a major step forward on May 4, with the announcement of a project manager: a new company being formed by Brookfield and Columbia, S.C.-based The Nuclear Company (TNC).
The PJM Interconnection Board of Managers has appointed David Mills to serve as PJM’s fifth permanent president and CEO effective May 1, 2026.
Imperial Irrigation District is seeing a variety of benefits from the use of texting and its partnership with Arcos TextPower, with IID implementing a messaging system that has boosted customer engagement for the public power utility.
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation on May 4 released an action alert that outlines seven actions that NERC said registered entities must implement to address immediate risks posed by computational loads interfacing with the bulk power system.
Lincoln Electric System is holding a meeting on May 5 for customers and community members to learn more about the results of its Value of Solar study and how customer-owned solar energy benefits the electric system.
The region’s annual electricity consumption will increase by about 9% over the next decade, ISO New England projects in its 2026-2035 Forecast Report of Capacity, Energy, Loads, and Transmission.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted PJM’s proposal to extend the existing price collar used in the two most recent capacity auctions for two more future delivery years.
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation recently filed its Inverter-Based Resource Registration work plan update with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which reports that NERC and the Regional Entities have processed registration for 100% of entities with identified inverter-based resources.