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Generation
The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon on February 25 issued a preliminary injunction order in long running litigation over Columbia River System operations.
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Transmission
Argo Infrastructure Partners, LP recently announced that Cross-Sound Cable Company, LLC is initiating a project to significantly upgrade and expand its electric transmission system -- Cross-Sound Cable (CSC), a critical high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system connecting the electric grids of New England and Long Island.
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Reliability
The Midcontinent ISO region is undergoing rapid change, with electric demand forecast to levels not seen in decades, MISO said in an updated version of its Reliability Imperative report released March 4.
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Electricity Markets
The Tennessee Valley Board of Directors has selected Director Mitch Graves to serve as Chair of the Board until April 1, 2027. The Board has also selected Director Jeff Hagood to serve as Chair-elect, following Director Graves’ term as chair.
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Reliability
The Imperial Irrigation District on March 6 celebrated the completion of one of its latest power infrastructure projects, upgrading a major substation to serve increasing power needs in the Calexico area.
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Workforce
After more than 34 years of service with the Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation District -- including the past seven-plus years as General Manager -- Devin Brundage announced his plans to retire at the end of the year.
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Workforce
Northern Wasco County People's Utility District welcomed Humaira Falkenberg as its new Chief Energy Resource Officer, effective March 2.
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Distributed Energy Resources
Florida public power utility Lakeland Electric joined with Williams and City of Lakeland, Fla., leaders to break ground on a new 74.8-megawatt solar facility that will significantly expand renewable power capacity for the growing Lakeland region, Lakeland Electric said on March 5.
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Electricity Markets
The Midcontinent ISO on March 9 announced the third cycle of projects to be evaluated under its Expedited Resource Addition Study (ERAS) process, marking another step toward accelerating the deployment of critical generation resources across the region.
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Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection is the first grid operator to implement the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s requirement to maximize the usable capacity of existing grid infrastructure by employing more granular and precise thermal ratings, going live with hourly “ambient air” adjusted transmission line ratings on March 4.