plant
Generation
Wartsila will supply the generating equipment for an 18-megawatt expansion to an existing power plant in Farmington, N.M., utilizing reciprocating internal combustion engine technology.
grid
Bonds and Financing
The American Public Power Association recently joined with a broad coalition of governmental entities and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in filing comments with the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service on exceptions to domestic content requirements for elective payment.
nuke
Generation
Georgia Power announced on March 1 that Unit 4 at the Vogtle nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Georgia, has achieved another major milestone in startup testing by generating electricity and successfully synchronizing and connecting to the electric grid for the first time.
wind
Distributed Energy Resources
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced the state has conditionally awarded two offshore wind projects from its fourth offshore wind solicitation -- a planned 810-megawatt project, Empire Wind 1, and Sunrise Wind, a planned 924-megawatt project.
storage
Distributed Energy Resources
Public power utilities in Washington State are the recipients of grants recently awarded by the Washington State Department of Commerce. The funding will be used for, among other things, solar, energy storage and microgrid projects.
solar
Distributed Energy Resources
California community choice aggregator MCE on March 4 launched an Open Season request for offers that seeks renewable energy resources including those with energy storage.
nuke
Generation
The House on Feb. 28 passed bipartisan legislation that would require changes at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission designed to streamline and speed up the regulation of nuclear power, including the licensing and regulation of advanced nuclear reactors.
wind
Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings has affirmed its AA- rating on bonds associated with the Berkshire Wind Power Project, the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company reported on Feb. 29.
green
Environment
The Salt River Project’s Board of Directors on March 4 approved revisions to SRP’s 2035 sustainability goals that establish more ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions, increase energy efficiency and electrification, conserve water and improve forest health.
grid
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.