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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.
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) General Manager Walter Haase recently met with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service Assistant Administrator Christopher McLean to discuss financing opportunities for critical infrastructure
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors has approved additional work associated with a major overhaul of a gas turbine generator at the El Centro Generating Station, helping ensure reliable electric service for communities across the Imperial and Coachella valleys.
At a public hearing in late February, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, officials and engineering consultants reviewed the findings of a comprehensive electrical grid study that outlines both strengths in the city’s distribution system and critical infrastructure needs, including the addition of a
Constellation Energy and LS Power Equity Advisors on March 18 announced an agreement under which Constellation will sell a portfolio of generation assets in the PJM Interconnection to LS Power, a key step in satisfying regulatory commitments related to Constellation’s acquisition of Calpine.