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X-energy Reactor Company, LLC, a developer of advanced nuclear reactors and fuel technology, and Talen Energy Corporation, an independent power producer, signed a Letter of Intent to assess deploying X-energy’s XE-100 small modular reactors in Pennsylvania and across the PJM Interconnection Regional Transmission Organization market.
In response to a recent guest column published in Florida’s Tampa Bay Times, Scott Corwin, President and CEO of the American Public Power Association, said in a Letter to the Editor that APPA strongly disagrees with the claim that “the private sector does better than the public sector” when it comes
NextEra Energy on March 20 confirmed that President Trump has approved the development of up to 10 gigawatts of natural gas powered generation in Texas and Pennsylvania.
According to new analysis from The Brattle Group, better utilization of the existing US power system could save consumers more than $100 billion over the next decade.
Burlington Electric Department announced a five-year renewal of a power purchase agreement with Vermont Wind’s Sheffield Wind Farm.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unanimously approved a sweeping set of actions to strengthen and safeguard reliability of the nation’s bulk-power system.
Arizona's Salt River Project and Invenergy announced an agreement to add 200 megawatts (MW) of solar energy and 200 MW of 4-hour battery storage to the Valley’s grid.
The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Board of Directors on March 17 approved a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with the City of Coachella, California, establishing the Coachella Electric Financing Authority, a new partnership designed to support energy infrastructure investments that will strengthen electric service and accommodate continued growth in the City of Coachella.