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The West needs more than 12,600 miles of high-voltage transmission additions or upgrades to meet the region’s forecasted energy needs by 2035, according to the results of the Western Transmission Expansion Coalition (WestTEC) 10-Year Horizon Study, released Feb. 4.
The Imperial Irrigation District recently announced the completion of its 2025 Asset Management Plan and released a summary version outlining the condition of IID’s water, power, general services, and information technology infrastructure, along with long-term funding needs to ensure reliable service for decades to come.
The New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) Advanced Grid Innovation Laboratory for Energy (AGILe) has been added to the U.S. Electric Grid Test Bed Inventory managed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
The New York Independent System Operator recently released a white paper detailing the factors contributing to rising wholesale electricity prices in New York.
Following the unprecedented destruction of Winter Storm Fern, Nashville Electric Service on Feb. 7 announced that power has been restored to all customers capable of receiving it.
John Hairston, who has served as administrator and CEO of the Bonneville Power Administration since January 2021, is announcing his retirement from federal service, BPA reported on Feb. 6. The Board of Commissioners for the Eugene Water & Electric Board recently voted to select Hairston as EWEB’s next general manager.
The House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Energy Subcommittee recently held a hearing titled, “Oversight of FERC: Advancing Affordable and Reliable Energy for All Americans.” Topics covered in the hearing included reliability, cybersecurity and data centers. Transmission was also discussed at the hearing, as well as electricity markets. The hearing may be viewed here.
The City of St. Petersburg, Fla., recently issued a solicitation seeking the services of qualified experienced consulting firms to determine if it is in the city’s best interests to establish a city-owned municipal electric utility to replace Duke Energy Florida, an investor-owned utility.
A new report surveys and summarizes strategies states are employing to cope with significant new load growth.