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Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency on May 27 released a pre-publication notice to reopen the comment period on its February 20, 2020 proposed rule to establish a federal permitting program for the disposal of coal combustion residuals from electric utilities.
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Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection has proposed to increase the minimum capitalization thresholds required to participate in PJM’s wholesale electricity markets to keep step with inflation, better manage risk and protect all market participants from default.
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Transmission
Canadian utility Hydro Québec on June 1 reported that it made its first electricity deliveries under an agreement signed with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority in November 2021.
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Community Engagement
At its 86th Annual Conference and Membership Meeting in Spokane, Washington, the Northwest Public Power Association presented awards to nine individuals and one member utility.
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The Lower Colorado River Authority Board of Directors has selected Rudy Garza as LCRA’s 12th general manager, effective July 20, 2026, LCRA announced on June 1.
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Community Engagement
Massachusetts public power utility Middleborough Gas and Electric Department marked a significant milestone in the construction of its new Electric Division Building with a traditional topping off ceremony on May 15.
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Generation
The U.S. Energy Information Administration is projecting record-high natural gas consumption by the U.S. electric power sector for the summer of 2027, primarily driven by increasing sales of electricity to the commercial and industrial sectors in the West South Central and Mid-Atlantic regions.
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Electricity Markets
Voltus, a virtual power plant operator and distributed energy resource platform, on June 2 announced a Bring Your Own CapacityTM three-year agreement with Google.
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Generation
Grant County PUD Commissioners recently authorized General Manager and CEO John Mertlich on behalf of Grant PUD to participate in the Mid-C Geothermal Interlocal Cooperative Agreement with Chelan and Douglas County PUDs.
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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.