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The Santee Cooper Board of Directors on Dec. 20 approved the planned expansion of the Rainey Generating Station as a shared resource with South Carolina-based Central Electric Power Cooperative.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Dec. 20 released its draft energy storage strategy and roadmap, a plan that provides strategic direction and identifies key opportunities to optimize DOE’s investment in future planning of energy storage research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas in December completed the 2024 Regional Transmission Plan.
Grant PUD Commissioners in December heard a proposal from Andy Wendell, Senior Manager of Large Power Solutions, at the Washington State PUD, for increased application fees for new large load customers.
A new report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimates that data center load growth has tripled over the past decade and is projected to double or triple by 2028.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Dec. 20 announced a $28.7 million investment for a project in the public power community of Tallahassee, Fla., that calls for the deployment of a utility-scale battery energy storage system to provide backup power to facilities providing critical services, like nursing homes and community centers.
The board of Nebraska’s Omaha Public Power District in December approved a new proposal to help ensure a reliable, resilient power supply amid record load growth, new planning reserve margin requirements and extreme weather this year that drove up costs.
In support of EPB’s effort to further enhance energy reliability and resilience for customers while containing costs as much as possible, the Board of Directors for the Tennessee public power utility has authorized the utility to work with local businesses to install localized energy resources of 5-MW or less at locations that will benefit both businesses and the community.
California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District has been awarded the District Transparency Certificate of Excellence from the Special District Leadership Foundation, “in recognition of its outstanding efforts to promote transparency and good governance,” it said on Dec. 20.
As part of an ongoing commitment to provide a healthy habitat for fish to thrive, Tuolumne River partners Modesto Irrigation District, Turlock Irrigation District and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission in December announced the construction completion of the Tuolumne River Mainstem Channel Restoration Upstream of Old La Grange Bridge Project.