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Community Engagement
Conway Corp CEO Bret Carroll was recently named one of Arkansas Money & Politics’ Favorite C-Suite Executives, an honor determined by readers across the state.
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Distributed Energy Resources
The New York Power Authority on March 31 announced its participation in the development of Hannacroix Solar, a five-megawatt (MW) solar project located in Greene County, N.Y.
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Energy Northwest announced that Marcus Harris has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer.
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Electricity Markets
Commonwealth Fusion Systems on April 28 said it has applied to connect its first ARC fusion power plant in Chesterfield County, Virginia, to the PJM Interconnection.
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Electricity Markets
The Midcontinent ISO on April 28 released the results from its 2026 Planning Resource Auction (PRA), indicating the region has sufficient generation capacity to maintain reliability for the upcoming planning year (June 2026-May 2027).
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Environment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will use $90 million in grant funding to develop and revitalize drinking water and wastewater infrastructure that supports Tribal communities and rural America.
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Distributed Energy Resources
Colorado Springs Utilities is seeking up to 300 megawatts of utility-scale wind, solar and energy storage projects.
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Distributed Energy Resources
California public power utility SMUD is increasing the amount it pays customers on its Solar and Storage Rate for excess solar energy generated by their rooftop solar systems.
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Bills and Rates
The Imperial Irrigation District launched a voluntary initiative designed to provide customer incentives during periods of high demand in order to support grid reliability.
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Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection said that 811 new generation projects, capable of generating 220 gigawatts of electricity, have applied to connect to the grid through the first Cycle of PJM’s reformed interconnection process.