grid
Reliability
The Long Island Power Authority Board of Trustees is announcing a series of policy changes and strategic initiatives to facilitate underground transmission and distribution lines across Long Island and the Rockaways to enhance reliability and community resilience, LIPA said on Dec. 6.
grid
Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings recently affirmed the rating on bonds issued by the city of Colorado Springs, Colo., at “AA.”
grid
Electricity Markets
The Western Electricity Coordinating Council recently released its 2024 Western Assessment of Resource Adequacy. The annual report evaluates resource adequacy risk over the next 10 years, with this year’s report revealing a sharp rise in large loads, creating the need for unprecedented resource additions.
grid
Electricity Markets
Michael Frantz, Director Division 1 and Becky Hackler Arellano, Director Division 4, were sworn in for four-year terms on the Turlock Irrigation District Board of Directors, ending in December 2028.
plant
Generation
Primoris Services Corporation has been selected to provide mechanical construction of the new Unit 4 at the Grand River Energy Center in Chouteau, Oklahoma.
grid
Electricity Markets
A rapidly changing energy environment prompted the City of Huntsville, Ala., and Huntsville Utilities, the city’s public power utility, to establish a task force to develop a forward-looking approach to energy planning, the city said on Dec. 5.
wind
Electricity Markets
Bitcoin mining firm MARA has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a wind farm in Hansford County, Texas, with 240 MW of interconnection capacity and 114 MW of nameplate wind capacity.
solar
Generation
Wisconsin public power utility Great Lakes Utilities has issued a request for proposals seeking the addition of community-sited, behind-the-meter solar installations.
solar
Distributed Energy Resources
Arevon Energy on Dec. 9 announced the start of operations at its Eland 1 Solar-plus-Storage Project in Kern County, California. Eland 1 Solar-plus-Storage, based in the city of Mojave, is a 384-megawatt solar project coupled with 150 MW/600 megawatt hours of energy storage.
grid
Reliability
The American Public Power Association is seeking nominations to fill positions on the Reliable Public Power Provider Program Review Panel.