nuke
Generation
Commissioners with the Florida Public Service Commission in late March approved the Advanced Nuclear Power Feasibility Report containing findings and recommendations for potential legislative or administrative actions to enhance use of advanced nuclear technologies.
wind
Distributed Energy Resources
Texas public power utility CPS Energy has expanded its existing Power Purchase Agreement with Avangrid by adding an additional 159.2 megawatts of wind energy from the Peñascal wind farm in Kenedy County, Texas.
substation
Reliability
The Bonneville Power Administration has energized a new high-voltage substation in north-central Oregon to meet increasing demands for electricity and support the interconnection of new generating resources in the Pacific Northwest, it said on April 17.
transmission towers
Reliability
Michigan public power utility Grand Haven Board of Light & Power has begun the undergrounding of electrical lines in downtown Grand Haven.
towers at dusk
Generation
U.S. energy consumption decreases in the next several years before increasing again in the early 2040s through 2050, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s recently published Annual Energy Outlook 2025 (AEO2025).
transmission towers
The American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments program recently approved funding for various grants and scholarships.
solar
Distributed Energy Resources
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on April 17 announced that the New York Power Authority and the City of Albany, N.Y., will co-develop a new 1.5-megawatt solar energy project at the capped North Albany/Shaker Park landfill.
transmission towers
Electricity Markets
An estimated $421 million in power transmission reliability investments are on the horizon through 2028, according to the latest update of ISO New England’s Regional System Plan Project List.
transmission towers
Reliability
During the April Federal Energy Regulatory Commission open meeting, Mark Lauby, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s senior vice president and chief engineer, briefed FERC about recent load loss events. He provided insights into several initiatives launched by NERC to address the
epa
Environment
The American Public Power Association recently submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on its proposed rule to regulate nitrogen oxide emissions from stationary combustion turbines.