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The PJM Interconnection on Aug. 3 announced that 715 new generation projects, capable of generating more than 200 GW of electricity, have qualified to be studied in the first Cycle of PJM’s reformed interconnection process.
Nebraska’s Dawson Public Power District has issued a request for bids for a substation transformer.
The Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (DEMEC), alongside the Town of Middletown, Delaware, celebrated the official ribbon cutting of Delaware’s first floating solar facility.
The American Public Power Association recently filed supplemental comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal reopening the comment period for the Federal Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Permit Program.
Santee Cooper has issued a request for proposals seeking additional generation resources to add to its portfolio to meet expected load growth in its service territory starting January 1, 2028.
Applications for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Operational Technology (OT) Defender Fellowship Program are due Aug. 31, 2026.
Planning and preparation are in full swing at the Exira Station as engineers with Missouri River Energy Services and plant staff gear up for one of the facility’s most significant maintenance efforts in recent years, MRES reported on Aug. 3.
Washington State's Chelan PUD has ended a public safety power shutoff watch that was issued for the greater Chelan and Manson areas.