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Fitch Ratings has affirmed its rating of AA- on approximately $57 million outstanding revenue bonds issued by the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) for the Northeast Reliability Center in Peabody, Mass., MMWEC said on Sept. 14.
At its Tuesday regular meeting, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors will consider approval of a new tariff governing how the utility serves large electricity users, including data centers and other high-demand projects.
Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. (SENA), a subsidiary of Shell plc, has signed an agreement under which it will acquire 100% equity in Hunlock Creek Generating LLC, which owns 169 megawatts of natural gas-fired generation capacity in Pennsylvania.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently approved a North American Electric Reliability Corporation Reliability Standard that will update protections for electric infrastructure that could be vulnerable to a physical attack.
B2U Storage Solutions on Sept. 9 announced that its Bexar Martinez battery energy storage system project has entered commercial operation, which will be delivering 28 MWh of grid services to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
The pace of the Pacific Northwest’s acquisition of energy efficiency is accelerating compared with recent years, according to new data presented to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.
Constellation on Sept. 10 announced an agreement to acquire 100% of RISEC Holdings, LLC, owner of the Rhode Island State Energy Center, from Shell Energy North America, (US), L.P. (SENA) a subsidiary of Shell plc (Shell) for $715 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.
Katie Jereza, Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity, on Sept. 9 joined Burbank Water and Power CEO and General Manager Mandip Samra, and California Energy Commission Supervisor Alex Kovalick, for a live grid modernization demonstration.