Energy Storage
Ameresco recently announced the development and commercial operation of a 50-MW/200 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), the largest behind-the-meter (BTM) project in Arizona.
Generation
Macquarie Asset Management announced it has provided a $450 million bilateral facility to Sandow Lakes Energy Station, supporting the construction of a 1.2-gigawatt combined cycle gas turbine asset in Lee County, Texas.
Generation
Fermi America, which is developing a behind-the-meter artificial intelligence private grid campus with the Texas Tech University System, has secured an agreement with Energy Transfer to deliver firm natural gas supply to Fermi's HyperGrid™ campus located outside Amarillo, Texas.
Bonds and Financing
The North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency has received a credit rating upgrade from Fitch Ratings, moving from “A” to “A+” with a Stable Outlook.
Customer Service
College Station Utilities, which serves College Station community members, has seen higher customer satisfaction since implementing text messaging.
Electricity Markets
U.S. utility large load commitments have reached over 160 gigawatts (GW), equivalent to 22% of 2024 U.S. peak load, according to the analysis “Up, up and away” by Wood Mackenzie that incorporates the latest findings from PJM's Load Adjustment Request (LAR) process. Building on previous research “ No
Customer Service
Fifteen public power utilities have been recognized by the American Public Power Association (APPA) with 2025 Public Power Customer Satisfaction Awards for providing excellent service to their communities, while fourteen public power utilities have earned a Smart Energy Provider (SEP) designation from APPA.
Bills and Rates
How the utility serving the City of Niles, Michigan, developed a new industrial rate to serve a large load customer that allowed for fair contribution to the costs to serve the customer.
Reliability
The PJM Interconnection and its members have sufficient resources to serve the 67 million people in its footprint this winter under expected conditions, though electricity demand continues to outpace the addition of new generating resources, it said on Nov. 3.
Community Engagement
Together with United Way of the Midlands, Nebraska’s Omaha Public Power District announced the latest recipients of Greener Together grant funding, with a total of $225,000 awarded to three separate community projects.