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Cypress Creek Energy and Google on July 14 joined community leaders, project partners, and elected officials to mark the start of construction on the first two phases of Steel River Energy Center, the nation’s largest solar energy project to date.
Lincoln Electric System, a Nebraska public power utility, on July 17 celebrated the launch of its first utility-scale battery energy storage system, a milestone project that will strengthen grid reliability, support the LES Community Microgrid and expand the utility’s energy storage capabilities.
Nebraska Public Power District on July 17 celebrated the groundbreaking for Princeton Road Station, the district’s newest generation facility, just north of Hallam, Neb.
With the water level at Lake Mead projected to soon reach its lowest point since it was initially filled, California's Metropolitan Water District is working with the federal government to help add water to the reservoir and protect hydropower generation at Hoover Dam, under an agreement approved on July 14 by Metropolitan's Board of Directors.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission directed the North American Electric Reliability Corporation to act by the end of 2026 to finalize registry criteria and initial Reliability Standards pertaining to the integration of computational loads on the bulk power system.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on July 16 ordered the California Independent System Operator Corporation and Southwest Power Pool to detail their progress in coordinating operations along their seams.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on July 16 unanimously approved measures to simplify its National Environmental Policy Act review procedures for hydropower-related actions with minimal environmental impact.
Oregon public power utility Eugene Water and Electric Board is moving forward with a water treatment plant on the Willamette River after the utility’s elected Board of Commissioners weighed several alternatives during the Board’s regularly scheduled meeting this month.