Lakeland Electric is building a 120 megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired generator on land owned by the Florida city to replace a recently retired, coal-fired plant.
Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'AA-' rating on approximately $59.7 million Project 2015A Issue, Series 2021A revenue bonds issued by the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company.
Electricity Markets
The Balancing Authority of Northern California has signed an agreement to join the California ISO’s extended day-ahead market, making it the third entity to formally commit to the regional day-ahead market offered by the California grid operator.
Electricity Markets
Talen Energy on Dec. 23 said it intends to pursue appellate remedies after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said that it would not immediately address a Talen Energy request for rehearing of a Commission order that rejected an amended Interconnection Service Agreement among PJM, Susquehanna Nuclear LLC and PPL Electric Utilities tied to a data center in Pennsylvania.
Generation
Texas residents recently voted in favor of the creation of the Texas Energy Fund, which will provide grants and loans to finance the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric facilities in the state.
Electricity Markets
Utilities need to align their reliability planning efforts with those of the Western Region Adequacy Program’s if they want to achieve the program’s goals of achieving reliability with a smaller portfolio through regional load and resource diversity, economies of scale, and reduced planning uncertainty, according to a new report.
A recently issued solicitation seeks up to 200 megawatts (MW) of firm clean resources for a group of California community choice aggregators (CCAs) through one or more projects, with deliveries beginning no later than June 1, 2026. California Community Power, a Joint Powers Agency comprised of 10
A recent fire at a battery storage facility in California is bringing fresh attention to safety issues tied to energy storage as the technology grows in deployment across the U.S.
Electricity Markets
In a series of posts on its website, the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation details the various factors driving power in layman’s terms as part of a proactive effort to cut through the complexities of electricity markets and educate customers.
Reliability
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Feb. 14 approved a pair of North American Electric Reliability Corporation reliability standards for cold weather operations and preparedness.