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Transmission
The California Independent System Operator has released its draft 2024-2025 transmission plan, recommending 31 total projects costing an estimated $4.8 billion at buildout.
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Generation
Dominion Energy Virginia on July 10 announced it has issued a request for proposals from leading small modular reactor nuclear technology companies to evaluate the feasibility of developing an SMR at the company's North Anna Power Station in Louisa County, Va.
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Reliability
Willie Phillips, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and James Robb, CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, on Nov. 6 said that they remain concerned about the potential loss of the Everett Marine Terminal in New England “and the consequences that it might have
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Electricity Markets
Supporters of efforts to replace investor-owned Rochester Gas & Electric in New York State with a public power utility are vowing to continue their municipalization efforts in the wake of a recent vote by the Monroe County Legislature that rejected a proposal to fund a public power study.
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Bills and Rates
The New York State Public Service Commission recently approved the implementation of an energy affordability guarantee pilot program.
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Grid Modernization
The American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments program approved $477,961 in funding for nine public power utility projects that aim to improve utility operations and services with novel techniques and technologies.
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Workforce
The Imperial Irrigation District recently announced the appointment of Wayne Strumpfer as General Counsel.
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Transmission
The California Independent System Operator Board of Governors has approved the ISO’s 2024-2025 transmission plan, recommending 31 infrastructure projects to help meet projected load growth and changing grid conditions.
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Generation
Constellation and Calpine Corp. on Jan. 10 announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Constellation will acquire Calpine in a cash and stock transaction valued at an equity purchase price of approximately $16.4 billion, composed of 50 million shares of Constellation stock and $4.5 billion in cash plus the assumption of approximately $12.7 billion of Calpine net debt.
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Wisconsin public power utility Manitowoc Public Utilities recently issued a request for proposals from developers to construct an aggregate generation project consisting of a 30-megawatt solar generation and a 10-MW battery storage system with a minimum capability of four hours. Along with seeking