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The nation’s electric grid and natural gas system largely operated without any major incidents during the January 2024 severe weather that swept Arctic air across much of North America, staff with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation said.
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s most recent generator interconnection queue’s cumulative results highlight that renewable generation and storage continue to dominate new applications in the 15-state region. Preliminary results include 600 applications representing approximately 123 GW of new generation across the MISO footprint.
ISO New England is recommending a new capacity market structure to better ensure power system reliability and cost-efficiency as the region’s resource mix evolves, it said on Feb. 8.
Michigan public power utility Lansing Board of Water & Light recently detailed how a bond issuance will help to fund its investment in Lansing BWL’s clean energy program. In a recent blog post, the utility noted that it announced its largest planned growth in nearly 140 years in July. Seven projects
Nebraska Public Power District, which continues to see substantial load growth, has begun the process of adding new generation capacity to NPPD’s resource mix, following board approval of a capital budget item Feb. 8.
Ann Arbor for Public Power, a group that supports municipalization efforts in Ann Arbor, Mich., recently released a proposal for the utility governance structure should a public power utility be formed in the city.
Salt River Project plans to issue a new all-source request for proposals later this month, the Arizona public power utility said on Feb. 12.
After a year of study and analysis, Florida public power utility Gainesville Regional Utilities on Feb. 7 presented the preliminary results of its most recent Integrated Resource Plan during the GRU Authority meeting.
Florida public power utility OUC’s Board of Commissioners announced a number of board changes, effective as of January 23, 2024.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently certified a solar energy project in Riverside County, Calif. The certification means a streamlined process for legal challenges that can otherwise cause long delays, Newsom’s office said.