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Electricity Markets
The New York State Energy Planning Board in December voted unanimously to approve a State Energy Plan. The Plan includes recommendations, which are based on findings from more than a year-long assessment of current systems and future energy needs through 2040, that will guide the dtate’s energy-related decision making.
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Electricity Markets
Platte River Power Authority recently welcomed two new members to its board of directors.
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Generation
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Dec. 3 held a hearing on the nominations of Lee Beaman to be a member of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors and Douglas Weaver to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
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Reliability
The House Energy & Commerce Committee on Dec. 3 held a markup, during which two bills of interest to public power were considered.
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Generation
By combining flexible grid connections with bring-your-own capacity (BYOC) arrangements, data centers can reach full operation years sooner while maintaining reliability and improving affordability for all customers, a new report said.
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Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection opened the bidding window on Dec. 4 for its auction to procure capacity for the June 2027 through May 2028 Delivery Year.
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Generation
Idaho Falls Power on Dec. 4 marked a historic milestone for the public power utility as it celebrated the official launch of its new 17.5 megawatt natural gas Peaking Plant, "an investment that strengthens local energy reliability while honoring 125 years of public-power tradition," it said.
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Reliability
Washington State’s Snohomish County PUD is inviting community members to celebrate the completion of three significant infrastructure improvement projects benefiting the Camano Island and Stanwood communities at a ribbon cutting on Dec. 11.
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Energy Storage
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is collaborating with Cornell University and the Electric Power Research Institute to demonstrate use of a quieter and no-emission mobile battery to power campus events.
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Environment
APPA on Dec. 1 submitted high-level comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) for revisions to the regional haze state plan requirements.