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  The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations on Oct. 3 opened applications for up to $400 million “to spur innovative, community-focused, clean energy solutions for rural and remote communities across the United States.”
        After years of stagnant growth, U.S. electricity demand recently surged, with the increase driven in part by the commercial sector, particularly the rapid expansion of data centers and the adoption of artificial intelligence, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said in a Sept. 25 Economic Bulletin
        Florida public power utility KEYS Energy Services relaunched its popular rebate program for energy efficient appliances and equipment on October 1.
        Talen Energy, an independent power producer, has completed a transaction with TeraWulf Inc. to purchase TeraWulf’s interest in Nautilus Cryptomine, a 200-megawatt bitcoin mining facility in Berwick, Pa.
        The Village of Bergen, N.Y., has received $1.26 million from Empire State Development for a project that will support electrical infrastructure upgrades.
        Washington State’s Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County and the Port of Pend Oreille are partnering to evaluate potential opportunities for federal and state grant funding aimed at improving cost-effective broadband access for county residents.
        Santee Cooper is partnering with The Sustainability Institute to give income-eligible customers free energy-efficient upgrades and help all customers become more energy efficient, Santee Cooper said on Oct. 4.
        Google has signed a 12-year power purchase agreement to purchase renewable energy from a 435-megawatt (MWdc) solar project to be developed, owned, and operated by energyRe. energyRe will supply electricity and renewable energy credits generated from the solar project.
        The United States Department of Energy has awarded and signed a contract with New York-based public power utility Jamestown Board of Public Utilities to finalize an agreement for $17,377,034 in grant funding to create a microgrid and install associated resiliency upgrades in Jamestown with a start date of October 1, 2024.
        The Tennessee Valley Authority recently released a report that, among other things, details its work so far to reduce carbon emissions and its efforts to expand its renewable energy portfolio.