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Capital Power Corporation announced that an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the company has entered into a definitive agreement that will result in the acquisition of two power plants in the PJM Interconnection, which is expected to be a $2.2 billion transaction.
Generation
The Manitowoc Public Utilities Commission on April 14 passed a resolution approving the formation of a subsidiary Limited Liability Company called Horizon Blends Pellets LLC.
Distributed Energy Resources
Grant PUD Commissioners unanimously approved a 20-year power purchase agreement with Quincy Solar for a 120-megawatt solar development to be built in the Rocky Ford area of Grant County, Wash.
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.
Reliability
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and NERC’s Regional Entities said on April 17 that the country’s bulk power system performed well during successive cold weather events in January 2025, without major issues in either the natural gas or electric systems.
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.
Generation
The Tennessee Valley Authority on April 17 submitted a Notification of Intent to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it plans to submit a Construction Permit Application tied to plans to construct a small modular reactor at TVA’s Clinch River Nuclear Site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Distributed Energy Resources
The U.S. Department of the Interior has directed the U.S. Bureau of Energy Management to immediately halt all construction activities on Empire Wind I Project, a New York State offshore wind project. In an April 16 post on X, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the halt to all construction
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.
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.