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Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, recently visited a Snohomish County PUD microgrid site. The Arlington microgrid is currently undergoing testing and commissioning and should be fully operational in a few months.
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Natural gas will continue to be an important driver of electric reliability and cost in the U.S. and the nexus between the electric and natural gas industries will continue to be critical for the foreseeable future, a new report prepared for the American Public Power Association (APPA) states.
A recently announced geothermal energy project in Texas and the execution of power purchase agreements in California mark new milestones for geothermal energy in the U.S.
How utilities with consistent high marks on customer satisfaction shape their culture to support stellar service.
President Trump on April 8 signed energy-related executive orders including EOs focused on bolstering the country’s grid reliability and the use of coal generation. One of the EOs calls for the completion of a report that identifies regions where coal-powered infrastructure is available and suitable for supporting AI data centers.
Power grid operators across a wide swath of the U.S. this week are continuing to take a number of steps to maintain reliability in the face of extreme weather conditions that are expected to continue throughout the week.
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners President Julie Fedorchak recently announced the establishment of a new 15-month initiative to better harmonize the gas and electric industries to improve the reliability of both systems.
Priest Rapids Dam in Washington State is “suitable for safe and continued operation,” according to its comprehensive safety assessment, Grant PUD commissioners recently learned.
The Southwest Power Pool on Sept. 10 announce completion of its plan to clear the backlog of requests in the SPP generator interconnection (GI) queue.