Generation
Bret Colby, Principal for Nuclear Oversight at Texas public power utility CPS Energy, has been named as a member of a Public Utility Commission of Texas Advanced Nuclear Working Group.
Generation
Bret Colby, Principal for Nuclear Oversight at Texas public power utility CPS Energy, has been named as a member of a Public Utility Commission of Texas Advanced Nuclear Working Group.
Electricity Markets
President Biden on Feb. 9 designated Willie Phillips, Jr. as Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Biden in January 2023 named Phillips as Acting Chairman of FERC.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on April 21 issued a final rule providing incentive-based rate treatment for utilities making certain voluntary cybersecurity investments.
Generation
Utility regulators in Minnesota recently ruled that a Certificate of Need is required for emergency backup generators at Amazon Data Services Inc.’s proposed data center in Becker, Minnesota.
Electricity Markets
Following months of engagement and negotiation, the Markets+ Greenhouse Gas Task Force recently approved protocol language that defines the mechanisms that Markets+ will use to track and report on greenhouse gas emissions.
Electricity Markets
Michigan public power utility Lansing Board of Water and Light recently received funding from the Michigan Public Service Commission for an energy project. Specifically, the utility received $734,868.
Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in December issued an order accepting a transmission construction service agreement between AES Ohio and Amazon Data Services that is tied to a large data center to be constructed in Ohio.
Generation
Data centers would be required to make a 10-year commitment to pay for a minimum of 90% of the energy they say they need each month — even if they use less — under a proposal filed by an Ohio utility in May with state utility regulators.
Workforce
The Board of Directors for California public power utility Imperial Irrigation District on Aug. 15 voted unanimously for Jamie Asbury, the current IID Energy Department Manager, to serve as the next general manager of IID.