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Tampa Electric and The Energy Authority will purchase wholesale power from the Florida Municipal Power Agency starting in mid-December and continuing through January and February.
Following a multi-year process with public input, the Tennessee Valley Authority has completed the environmental review for the proposed Allen Aeroderivative Combustion Turbine Project in Memphis, Tennessee, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), TVA reported in late December.
The Northeast Power Coordinating Council estimates the region will have an adequate supply of electricity this winter to meet demand, according to its 2025-2026 winter reliability assessment.
Duke Energy on Dec. 30 announced its submission of an early site permit (ESP) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a site near the Belews Creek Steam Station in Stokes County, N.C., culminating two years of work.
Americans for a Clean Energy Grid in December released its new High-Capacity Transmission Permitting Tracker, a publicly accessible tool that shows the state and federal permitting status for major planned transmission projects nationwide.
Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) announced on Jan. 6 that it has taken ownership of the third and final power plant in a major generation resource acquisition, originally announced in summer 2023.
Citing project uncertainties, California public power utility SMUD announced on Jan. 5 that it will not be purchasing power from the Coyote Creek solar energy project.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Dec. 31 issued an emergency order to keep a Colorado coal plant unit operational.