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Transmission
Noting that it is playing a major role in enhancing transmission planning capabilities to meet the region’s growing loads and renewable resource portfolio requirements, the Bonneville Power Administration recently said that it and other transmission operators will do this through the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition, a new transmission planning effort spearheaded by the Western Power Pool.
Energy Storage
The Bureau of Land Management recently approved the Alta Wind Battery Energy Storage System right-of-way in Kern County, Calif.
Electricity Markets
The growth of solar power in New England is increasingly driving down demand for grid electricity during daylight hours.
Bonds and Financing
The U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service on March 5 released final regulations relating to the implementation of elective payment of energy tax credits.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Crews with California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District over the past several days have been hard at work restoring power to customers after a severe storm with snow and high winds hit the utility’s service territory.
Generation
The Virginia Municipal Electric Association has issued a request for proposals that seeks competitive proposals from qualified battery energy storage systems developers to design, build, and operate utility-scale BESS facilities with a commercial operation date in 2026.
Electricity Markets
The Village of Paxton, Neb., has entered into a Professional Retail Operating Agreement with Nebraska Public Power District that went into effect March 1.
Distributed Energy Resources
The Board of Supervisors for Placer County, Calif., recently approved a 1,170-acre solar panel facility that will provide power to Sacramento Municipal Utility District customers in west Placer County.
Transmission
The U.S. Department of Energy on Feb. 28 announced a Request for Proposals for up to $200 million for transmission projects to connect remote and isolated microgrids to existing infrastructure corridors in Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories of the United States.
Generation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently announced plans to issue a proposed rule for licensing advanced nuclear reactors. The NRC has directed its staff to publish a proposed rule and draft guidance “to establish a licensing process for commercial nuclear power plants that is risk informed