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Safety
The Federal Aviation Administration recently released a notice of proposed rulemaking that would establish a formal process for operators and proprietors of certain fixed-site critical infrastructure facilities to request unmanned aircraft flight restrictions (UAFRs).
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Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection and the Midcontinent ISO recently offered details on summer power demand outlooks in their respective regions.
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Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection’s rules for assigning regional transmission costs driven by data centers violate the Federal Power Act and will unfairly inflate Marylanders’ electric bills, the Maryland Office of People’s Counsel said in a complaint filed May 7 at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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Grid Modernization
The Imperial Irrigation District announced a major federal investment to strengthen grid reliability and support long-term energy security in the Imperial and Coachella valleys in California is advancing.
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Energy Storage
Bobwhite Energy Storage has signed a long-term energy storage agreement with Tennessee Valley Authority for a 225-megawatt/900-megawatt hour storage project in East Tennessee.
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Distributed Energy Resources
The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities Board of Directors approved two resolutions to advance a community solar project designed to deliver direct bill benefits to qualifying low-income households and support long-term rate stability.
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Generation
Oracle and BorderPlex Digital Assets in late April announced Project Jupiter will utilize Bloom Energy fuel cells to fully power the artificial intelligence data center campus in Doña Ana County, New Mexico.
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Generation
Dominion Energy on May 7 announced plans for a new 3,000-megawatt combined cycle natural gas power station in Cumberland County, Virginia.
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Customer Service
Five years ago, Imperial Irrigation District (IID) relied primarily on social media to communicate outage information—without a way to reach customers directly. All that changed in 2021 when IID tapped Arcos TextPower, implementing the messaging system in two phases, said Nadir Bahar, information technology systems analyst at IID.
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Electricity Markets
ISO New England continues to expand its ability to forecast the growth and impact of “behind-the-meter” resources, including solar panels and batteries.