Energy Efficiency
A team of high school interns is on a treasure hunt for energy savings around the Wenatchee Valley in Washington State. So far, their work shows the potential to cut electricity use up to half at large facilities, including Wenatchee High School in Wenatchee, Wash, Chelan PUD said on May 16.
Reliability
The Imperial Irrigation District successfully completed a reliability compliance audit as a registered energy balancing authority, the California public power utility said on May 20. The Western Energy Coordinating Council conducted the audit. As a registered balancing authority and transmission
Energy Storage
Lightshift Energy, a leading developer, owner, and operator of energy storage projects, will build Vermont’s largest battery energy storage project at GlobalFoundries’ semiconductor manufacturing facility in Essex Junction.
Grid Modernization
California public power utility Burbank Water and Power is launching a meter system upgrade project this spring.
Transmission
Construction for Nebraska Public Power District’s Norfolk-Stanton North Project is set to begin in June 2025 with anticipated completion in late 2025.
Generation
The Lower Colorado River Authority Board of Directors recently approved a business plan of $591.4 million and authorized capital investments of about $1.63 billion for energy, water and public service projects to support Texas in fiscal year 2026.
Community Engagement
The Middleborough Gas & Electric Department held a historic milestone of a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Electric Operations Building on May 21.
Distributed Energy Resources
Summit Ridge Energy, a commercial solar company, recently announced a partnership with Digital Realty to purchase 5.1 megawatts of solar energy.
Distributed Energy Resources
AES Corp. has entered into two long-term power purchase agreements to support Meta's data centers with 650 MW of solar projects that AES is bringing online in the Southwest Power Pool market.
Electricity Markets
The Imperial Irrigation District has signed implementation agreements formalizing its commitment to join both the California Independent System Operator’s existing Western Energy Imbalance Market and the planned Extended Day-Ahead Market that will launch next spring.