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Generation
The Department of Energy this week the released the latest iteration in a series of reports on the potential of next generation geothermal energy.
Electricity Markets
Google, Microsoft and Nucor Corp., a steel and steel products producer, on March 19 announced that they will work together “across the electricity ecosystem to develop new business models and aggregate their demand for advanced clean electricity technologies.”
Electricity Markets
After a decade of service, Tom Falcone will step down from his role as CEO of the Long Island Power Authority and the Utility Debt Securitization Authority at the end of May, he said in a March 18 letter to Tracey Edwards, Chair of LIPA’s Board of Trustees, and Robert Gurman, Acting Chair of the Utility Debt Securitization Authority. The Utility Debt Securitization Authority issues triple-A-rated securitization bonds on LIPA’s behalf.
Community Engagement
The dedication of employees at Missouri public power utility Carthage Water & Electric Plant “fundamentally changes the role of a General Manager from managing people and situations to enabling people to meet the goals they set for themselves,” says Chuck Bryant, CWEP’s General Manager.
Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on March 21 voted to establish a new Federal-State Current Issues Collaborative “to build on nearly three years of successful transmission-related task force discussions with state utility regulators and expand their efforts to energy sector issues where there are relevant jurisdictional connections or potential regulatory gaps,” FERC said.
Generation
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on March 21 affirmed its July 2023 rule that streamlined the country’s generator interconnection process.
Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on March 21 proposed to remove the requirement that a transmission provider pay an interconnection customer for reactive power within the standard power factor range.
Security
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other federal agencies recently issued a fact sheet that provides an overview for executive leaders on the urgent risk posed by People’s Republic of China state-sponsored cyber actors known as “Volt Typhoon.”
Energy Storage
Arevon Energy on March 19 announced it has entered into a 15-year energy storage service agreement with San Diego Community Power, California’s second largest community choice aggregator, for the full capacity of the Avocet Energy Storage Project.
Generation
The Public Utility Commission of Texas on March 21 adopted a new rule implementing the Texas Energy Fund In-ERCOT Generation Loan Program.