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Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency on May 14 sent its final rule to repeal the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards to the White House Office of Management and Budget for interagency review.
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Community Engagement
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Generation
A siting feasibility study found that Sutherland, Beatrice, Brownville, and Norfolk are the top four communities in Nebraska best suited to host a next generation nuclear facility, based on current infrastructure and siting criteria, the Nebraska Public Power District said on May 20.
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Energy Storage
OCI Energy, CPS Energy, and their project teams on May 19 gathered in southeastern Bexar County, Texas, to mark the official start of construction on the Alamo City Battery Energy Storage System.
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Generation
ElectriCities of North Carolina on May 20 announced that the North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1 (NCMPA1) extended its power supply contracts through 2043.
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Grid Modernization
How public power utilities are modernizing their operations centers to bolster resilience and better serve growing communities.
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Community Engagement
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced economic development awards from the New York Power Authority that will spur more than $104 million in capital investment and support 287 jobs in Western New York and the North Country.
nuclear design
Generation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has completed its environmental assessment of the proposed Long Mott Generating Station ahead of schedule, marking a key milestone in the review of an advanced X-energy nuclear reactor facility at Dow Chemical’s Seadrift site in Port Lavaca, Texas.
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Community Engagement
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems has awarded $2,500 scholarships to students who reside in UAMPS member cities participating in UAMPS solar projects.
Transmission towers
Electricity Markets
The U.S. Senate on May 18 confirmed David LaCerte for a second term as Commissioner at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, extending his appointment until June 30, 2031.