grid
Transmission
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) recently sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission noting his “strong interest” in FERC “expeditiously finalizing a strong transmission planning and cost allocation rule, as well as a federal backstop electric transmission siting rule.”
cap
Electricity Markets
Jeff Hall, a commissioner with Washington State’s Benton PUD, was elected in July to chair the American Public Power Association’s Policy Makers Council.
wind
Distributed Energy Resources
ALLETE Clean Energy has signed a five-year power purchase agreement to sell wind power to Seattle City Light, the company’s first municipal customer.
grid
Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on July 27 approved a final rule that reforms the Commission’s standard generator interconnection procedures and agreements.
nuke
Generation
Georgia Power on July 31 said that Plant Vogtle Unit 3, a new nuclear power unit in Georgia, has entered commercial operation.
hydro
Generation
Using a Demonstration of Energy and Efficiency Developments program grant from the American Public Power Association, the Northern California Power Agency has completed a study marking the initial development of a clean hydrogen production and storage facility.
efficient
Energy Efficiency
The U.S. Department of Energy on July 27 announced that it is accepting applications for state and territory implementation of the two home energy rebate programs created by the Inflation Reduction Act.
nuke
Generation
CFPP LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, on July 31 submitted an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeking approval to start early construction activities tied to a small modular reactor project prior to the issuance of a combined license by the NRC.
nuke
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.