Generation
The Louisiana Public Service Commission recently approved an agreement that paves the way for Entergy Louisiana to move forward with major infrastructure investments tied to Meta’s new data center in Richland Parish, La.
Grid Modernization
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are breaking technical barriers with faster circuit breakers to enable and protect the modern electric grid, ORNL recently reported.
The Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA) on Aug. 22 announced the planned retirement of President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Gaden.
American Municipal Power, Inc. on Aug. 22 said it recently welcomed three new Member communities from the state of Pennsylvania: The boroughs of Chambersburg, Middletown, and Tarentum.
Reliability
The Florida Municipal Power Association recently held a substation roundtable that tackled a number of topics. Specific topics discussed at the roundtable were fault location, isolation, and service restoration (FLISR), static synchronous compensator (STATCOM), human performance indicators, and substation robotics.
The American Public Power Association is seeking nominations to fill two vacant seats due to the resignation of Travis “Bear” Prairie, Idaho Falls Power, Idaho, Region 9, and the election of Dan Beans, Roseville Electric Utility, California, Region 6, to Vice Chair of the APPA Board of Directors.
Generation
The Oregon Department of Energy recently released a draft Oregon Energy Strategy for public comment.
Generation
Ormat Technologies on Aug. 25 announced that it signed a 25-year extension to its existing power purchase agreement with the Southern California Public Power Authority for 52 megawatts from the Heber 1 geothermal facility.
Generation
The JEA Board of Directors voted unanimously on Aug. 26 to approve a plan for the utility to build a combined cycle natural gas facility at the former St. Johns River Power Park site.
Energy Storage
The American Public Power Association recently shared several new energy storage resources and opportunities.