bond
Bonds and Financing
California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District was recently awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
grid
Generation
The Illinois Commerce Commission recently approved the Illinois Power Agency's $1.1 billion renewable resource procurement plan for the next two years.
grid
Generation
The U.S. Department of Energy and Kairos Power have signed a technology investment agreement to implement an Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program risk reduction award, for which the company was selected in December 2020, to support the design, construction, and commissioning of the Hermes demonstration reactor in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
plant
Generation
The Lafayette, La., City Council on March 5 cleared a path for Lafayette Utilities System to build a new natural gas-fired power plant.
grid
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District recently provided an update on power restoration efforts in the wake of a severe winter storm that recently hit Truckee, Calif.
ouc
Community Engagement
OUC employees and their families joined the Orlando Magic to combat food insecurity for local students through Blessings in a Backpack on Feb. 29.
solar
Distributed Energy Resources
The Grand Haven Board of Light and Power’s latest solar commitment will provide 2.15 megawatts, the Michigan public power utility recently said.
grid
Electricity Markets
Grid operators across the U.S. are detailing their plans to respond to a total solar eclipse that will occur on April 8, as well as projecting the expected impact of the eclipse on their grids.
doe
Energy Efficiency
Public power communities are included among the fourth round of award recipients recently announced by the U.S. Department of Energy through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.
grid
Electricity Markets
When it comes to discussions around the idea of further interconnecting the ERCOT grid to other grids outside of ERCOT, “a lot of times economics are not included in the core elements of the conversation,” said Pablo Vegas, President and CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, on Feb. 27.