transmission towers
Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection received the go-ahead from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dec. 4 to simplify its rules for connecting generation resources at the distribution level.
transmission towers
Electricity Markets
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. on Dec. 5 announced the successful implementation of the first operating day of Real-Time Co-optimization Plus Batteries (RTC+B) in the ERCOT market.
power lines
Workforce
The Traverse City Commission in Michigan selected two new City Commissioners to serve on the Traverse City Light & Power (TCLP) Board at its November 10, 2025, meeting: Laura Ness and Lance Boehmer.
wind
Distributed Energy Resources
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC), the Commonwealth’s designated not-for-profit joint action agency for municipal utilities, is entering into power purchase agreements with two Maine onshore wind projects.
plant
Generation
Constellation has agreed to divest power plants in Pennsylvania and Texas under a resolution with the U.S. Department of Justice tied to completing its acquisition of Calpine.
nuke
Generation
NextEra Energy Resources has reached a new agreement with WPPI Energy to continue supplying WPPI Energy with electricity from the Point Beach Nuclear Plant in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
towers
Generation
NextEra Energy and Google Cloud on Dec. 8 said that they will partner to develop multiple, new gigawatt-scale data center campuses with accompanying generation and capacity.
transmission lines
Generation
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Dec. 4 announced a historic milestone in the city’s accelerated transition to 100 percent clean energy by 2035 -- the full divestment from coal in Los Angeles’ power supply.
plant
Electricity Markets
Higher average daily wholesale electricity prices between January and November 2025 may be improving the operational competitiveness of some natural gas- and coal-fired generators in the PJM Interconnection compared with the same period in 2024, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Dec. 8.
nuke
Generation
Taking the next step in the potential sale of two partially built AP1000 units to Brookfield Asset Management, the Santee Cooper Board of Directors on Dec. 8 approved a Memorandum of Understanding that establishes a formal feasibility period regarding completing those units.