grid
Electricity Markets
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.
dam
Generation
Priest Rapids Dam in Washington State is “suitable for safe and continued operation,” according to its comprehensive safety assessment, Grant PUD commissioners recently learned.
gas
Electricity Markets
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.
power lines
Electricity Markets
The Bonneville Power Administration’s newly appointed Administrator and CEO Travis Kavulla recently issued a letter and an accompanying statement of principles related to the governance of Western electricity markets on behalf of BPA.
transmission towers
Electricity Markets
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.
grid
Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Nov. 1 rejected an amended Interconnection Service Agreement among PJM, Susquehanna Nuclear LLC and PPL Electric Utilities tied to data center in Pennsylvania.
grid
Electric Vehicles
Burlington, Vermont, Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak and public power utility Burlington Electric Department, joined by community partners Old Spokes Home and Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, on Jan. 8 announced new and expanded Net Zero Energy electrification incentives that will provide significant financial assistance to Burlington residents.
grid
Electricity Markets
The Southwest Power Pool will soon be the first regional transmission organization in the U.S. to provide full services in both the Eastern and Western Interconnections of the nation’s power grid.
data
Generation
The White House Task Force on AI Datacenter Infrastructure recently convened experts from power companies, grid operators, software companies, NGOs, and other stakeholders to explore how advanced computing and software solutions, including artificial intelligence, can accelerate grid integration of clean energy.
storage
EVLO Energy Storage Inc., a subsidiary of Hydro-Quebec, is developing a utility-scale battery energy storage project in Troy, Vermont.