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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.
Arizona Public Service (APS) announced plans on Oct. 30 to develop a site west of Gila Bend, Ariz., capable of adding up to 2,000 megawatts of reliable, flexible generation to the state’s energy portfolio. "The Desert Sun Power Plant will be a state-of-the-art natural gas facility designed to meet
The Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners recently approved a $195 million investment to expand LADWP’s Demand Response portfolio and create new programs that aim to increase the department’s current performance-based capacity by more than 400 percent from 80 MW to 340 MW.
The Midcontinent ISO’s annual Winter Readiness Workshop on October 29 will feature transmission and generation outlooks, and weather forecasts for the upcoming season. The assessment shows adequate resources are available for winter but highlights the potential risks and challenges associated with cold and extreme weather operations.
McKell Purnell has joined Arizona public power utility Salt River Project as its new Associate General Manager and Chief Human Resources Executive.