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Generation
The Nebraska Public Power District is included among the recipients that will receive U.S. Department of Energy funding to support the near-term deployment of advanced light-water small modular reactors in the U.S.
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Electric Vehicles
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s Office of Energy Programs, with partners in the Drive Electric Tennessee statewide collaborative, has released an updated strategy to guide Tennessee’s electric transportation future.
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Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on July 23 will convene a technical conference to discuss the PJM Interconnection’s governance and stakeholder process.
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Reliability
City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., has created an educational video explaining the challenges and advantages of placing existing transmission lines underground.
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Generation
The Public Service Commission of South Carolina approved an application by Dominion Energy and Santee Cooper to jointly construct a natural gas combined-cycle generating facility.
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Reliability
Florida public power utility Gainesville Regional Utilities received good news from the U.S. Department of Energy, as the DOE recently confirmed the utility will receive nearly $43 million in federal grants first awarded in 2024 to upgrade and strengthen its electrical grid.
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Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection has issued a Hot Weather Alert for May 18 for the entire region it serves and for May 19 for PJM’s Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions.
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Community Engagement
Alabama public power utility Riviera Utilities is successfully leveraging the social media app TikTok to connect with its community in a number of ways including in the area of workforce recruitment.
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Reliability
The Governing Board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority in April met to review and approve initiatives focused on strengthening energy reliability and advancing infrastructure projects across the Territory.
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Reliability
Massachusetts public power utility Holyoke Gas & Electric announced that the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board has issued its Final Decision approving HG&E’s LNG Infrastructure & Resiliency Project, with conditions, on April 24.