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Generation
The advantages of small modular reactors are becoming more apparent as the threats to the resilience and reliability of the electric power grid caused by extreme weather events rise.
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Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection Board of Managers has informed stakeholders of its support for undertaking immediate actions to provide for resource adequacy in light of the continuing and rapid tightening of grid power supplies versus growing demand for electricity, PJM said on Dec. 10.
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Grid Modernization
The following is a transcript of the October 6, 2025, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's
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Generation
In a move to find solutions to potential resource adequacy challenges posed by rapidly interconnecting large loads, the PJM Interconnection’s Board of Managers will implement an accelerated stakeholder process mechanism to pursue stakeholder consensus that would inform a PJM Board decision on a
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Transmission
The PJM Interconnection reviewed the proposals being considered for the 2025 Regional Transmission Expansion Plan Window 1 during the Dec. 8 meeting of the Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee (TEAC).
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Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection on Dec. 17 announced the results of its 2027/2028 Base Residual Auction (BRA), which secured 134,479 MW of unforced capacity generation (UCAP) and demand response (DR) to meet projected electricity needs for more than 67 million people across 13 states and the District of Columbia.
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Bills and Rates
By Kevin Bleau, energy resources manager, Belmont Light, Massachusetts; Doron Koll, Stan Faryniarz, and Crissy Maddalo, Daymark Energy Advisors. Supported and made possible by Craig Spinale, Belmont Light's general manager. Acknowledgements Belmont Light has been powering the Belmont community since
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Distributed Energy Resources
The backlog of new power generation and energy storage seeking transmission connections across the U.S. grew again in 2023, with nearly 2,600 gigawatts of generation and storage capacity now actively seeking grid interconnection, according to new research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.