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Transmission
The $7 billion, 800-mile Grain Belt Express electric transmission infrastructure project on Oct. 12 secured approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission for its request to amend its existing certificate of convenience and necessity. The decision marks the last required state siting approval
Distributed Energy Resources
U.S. power grids remained stable on Oct. 14 during a solar eclipse that occurred that day.
Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection on Oct. 13 submitted proposed changes to its capacity market that it said are “designed to support reliability of the electric grid now and in the future amid increasingly extreme weather and a changing generation fleet.”
Community Engagement
Jay Stowe, the Managing Director and CEO of Florida public power utility JEA, was recently named a 2023 Ultimate CEO Honoree by the Jacksonville Business Journal.
Community Engagement
CPS Energy President and CEO Rudy Garza has been named a finalist for the 2023 Platts Global Energy Awards' CEO of the Year.
Generation
Mitsubishi Power and the Grand River Dam Authority have formally signed an agreement to provide a second advanced class gas turbine to the Grand River Energy Center in Chouteau, Okla.
Distributed Energy Resources
Michigan public power utility Grand Haven Board of Light and Power recently announced the addition of 12,000 megawatt hours from a Michigan solar farm to the utility’s renewable portfolio.
Energy Storage
Origis Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority recently announced that construction has begun on the first of three projects in Mississippi with a total capacity of 550 megawatts plus 150 MW of battery storage.
Reliability
The Village of Stuart, Neb., recently completed an electric distribution system voltage switchover project, which is expected to result in a more efficient electric system with reduced line losses, demand charges, and required maintenance.
Energy Efficiency
Wisconsin’s WPPI Energy recently concluded a Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments-funded project that sought to provide its member utilities with a method for reducing heating costs in customers’ homes.