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The New York Power Authority on Oct. 30 issued its first solicitations as part of a new initiative to develop 1 gigawatt (GW) of advanced nuclear energy.
ISO New England has released the draft 2025 Regional System Plan (RSP25), a look at the 10-year horizon for New England’s power grid. The report includes forecasts of electricity demand, an overview of the transmission system, discussion of the current and future resource mix, and a summary of current public policies, economic drivers, and environmental issues affecting the power system.
Constellation and Xpansiv on Oct. 29 announced plans to launch clean energy-based annual emission-free energy certificates (EFECs) on an online trading platform.
A coalition of leaders from the artificial intelligence and energy sectors -- including NVIDIA, Emerald AI, EPRI, Digital Realty, and the PJM Interconnection –- recently announced the world's first power-flexible AI Factory.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Oct. 30 announced the fifth Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) loan agreement for a 1,350 megawatt (MW) natural gas power plant in Ward County, Texas. Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) Basin Ranch will build the plant, which is expected to begin generating power for the Electric
Fort Collins Utilities, a public power utility in Colorado, has received national recognition for its innovative and resourceful approach to managing grid resources to help meet affordability and climate goals, earning the Excellence in Resourcefulness – Energy award from Frost & Sullivan, it said on Oct. 29.
ProPetro Holding Corp. recently announced that its PROPWR℠ division has secured a long-term power supply contract to commit 60 megawatts of energy to support a hyperscaler data center operator in the Midwest region of the U.S.
The Town of Estes Park and the cities of Fort Collins, Longmont, and Loveland in Colorado on Oct. 30 signed an extension of the organic contract that established Platte River Power Authority in 1973.