grid
Bonds and Financing
The Lower Colorado River Authority Board of Directors recently approved a business plan of about $577 million and authorized capital investments of about $1.32 billion for energy, water, and public service projects in fiscal year 2025.
grid
Electricity Markets
After a yearlong implementation effort, 10 new members including public power utilities successfully joined operations of the Northwest Power Pool Reserve Sharing Group on May 1.
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Environment
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project and Arizona State University have developed a new approach for estimating the water benefits of forest thinning treatments by creating a model that is being recognized as a leading-edge method for analyzing forest thinning’s impacts on water, SRP said
grid
Electricity Markets
Florida public power utility JEA has hired Jody Brooks as chief administrative officer to lead oversight of the utility’s critical infrastructure protection and compliance, audit services, corporate records retention, and other areas.
bus
Electric Vehicles
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently introduced 60 new electric buses that will operate in routes in Queens, Staten Island, and Brooklyn.
grid
Bonds and Financing
Nebraska public power utility Omaha Public Power District is on solid financial footing, according to a report that was recently shared with its board of directors.
town
Community Engagement
Tennessee public power utility Bolivar Energy Authority recently completed a fiber to home project by installing fiber throughout its entire service area, said Tony Kirk, President and CEO of BEA, who also detailed the benefits that are flowing from a solar project to BEA and its customers.
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Generation
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted TerraPower’s construction permit application for review, marking the first time in more than 40 years that the NRC has docketed this type of application for a commercial non-light water reactor.
grid
Grid Modernization
The Biden-Harris Administration on May 28 launched a federal-state modern grid deployment initiative.
grid
Transmission
Oregon utility Portland General Electric on May 28 said it signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Grid United and ALLETE, Inc. in the development of the North Plains Connector, an approximately 415-mile high-voltage direct-current transmission line to be constructed with endpoints near Bismarck, North Dakota and Colstrip, Montana.