storage
EVLO Energy Storage Inc., a subsidiary of Hydro-Quebec, is developing a utility-scale battery energy storage project in Troy, Vermont.
data
Grid Modernization
The Board of Tennessee public power utility EPB has approved a new initiative to keep Chattanooga, Tenn., on the leading edge by adding a quantum computer to EPB’s existing quantum technology infrastructure.
grid
Reliability
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator and the Organization of MISO States on June 20 released the annual OMS-MISO survey results, which indicate a growing capacity deficit beginning in the 2025/26 planning year.
Blue wall ticker
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solar
Distributed Energy Resources
Officials from the City of Tipton, Indiana, and Tipton Municipal Utilities joined with representatives from the Indiana Municipal Power Agency to cut the ribbon on the Tipton 2 Solar Park on June 26.
grid
Reliability
The U.S. Senate should pass the Reliable Power Act (H.R. 3616/S. 3034) to give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in conjunction with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, a formal role in determining the reliability impacts of federal regulations, the American Public Power Association said in a statement for the record for a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine the state of the bulk power system.
water
Environment
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is marking Earth Month by expanding clean energy programs, providing grants of up to $2.5 million for large property owners to make green improvements, and offering rebates for the latest water conservation tools, it said on April 21.
nuke
Generation
The U.S. Department of Energy on Sept. 9 released a report that found more than 60 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity could potentially be built at operating or recently retired nuclear power plant sites across the U.S.
Aerial view of Florida Municipal Power Agency's Mulberry plant
Generation
How public power and regulatory agencies are keeping up with increasing demand for generating capacity, while keeping an eye on costs.
cap
The American Public Power Association recently provided a detailed overview of the potential impacts on federal agencies resulting from Donald Trump’s reelection as President of the U.S., as well as the Republican Party’s control of both chambers of Congress.