hydro
Generation
President Trump on May 11 signed the bipartisan S. 1020, the “Build More Hydro Act,” into law.
microgrid
Reliability
The Community Microgrid Assistance Partnership (C MAP), led by the Department of Energy's Office of Electricity, on May 12 announced a new funding opportunity offering up to $2.5 million in direct project support and approximately $1 million in technical assistance to build or enhance microgrids
data cubes
Generation
A new white paper aims to help regulators, utilities, consumer advocates, policymakers, and large electricity customers address the question of how new large loads will affect electricity rates for existing customers as utilities face an unprecedented wave of large load requests driven by data centers, electric vehicle fleets, and advanced manufacturing.
transmission lines
Generation
VoltaGrid on May 11 announced that it has signed agreements for a $1 billion strategic equity investment from funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Halliburton Co.
transmission towers
Reliability
With a central Massachusetts territory that’s heavily wooded, Littleton Electric Light and Water Department (LELWD) needed to find ways to ensure that storms wouldn’t cause outages when trees fell on overhead cables.
dam
Generation
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson was joined by representatives of Tribes, state and federal agencies, and others for the recent signing of a historic agreement “that will shape the future of one of the city's most important sources of renewable energy -- the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project,” the Mayor’s Office said.
epa
Generation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on May 11 proposed a rule that would narrow when new source review (NSR) preconstruction permitting obligations attach for new major stationary sources and major modifications at an existing major source. The proposal would allow certain on-site work on non
bill
Bills and Rates
Memphis Light, Gas and Water, in partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority, will integrate its Share the Pennies program with TVA’s Home Uplift initiative to better serve income-eligible customers with energy-efficiency improvements.
natural gas splant
Generation
Tenaska on May 7 said it will add a natural gas-fueled power plant in Ohio to its plans for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub. The energy company’s development team has been promoting CCS as a management solution for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions while also compensating landowners for
cub
Community Engagement
A crew from Tennessee public power utility Greeneville Energy Authority recently helped rescue a bear cub that had climbed up one of the utility’s light poles.