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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Public power utility crews have been helping electric cooperatives in Florida restore power in the wake of Hurricane Idalia, which hit the state in late August.
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Transmission
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office and Office of Electricity plan to fund research to reduce costs of high-voltage direct current voltage source converter transmission systems, DOE reported in late August.
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Generation
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted a Limited Work Authorization application for formal review related to a small modular reactor project being pursued by Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems.
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Reliability
The Kansas Municipal Energy Agency is helping the City of Lindsborg, Kansas, to expand the city’s existing substation with the addition of the second transformer.
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Energy Storage
Memphis Light, Gas and Water on Aug. 23 said that it has started the planning necessary to deliver utility scale battery storage of up to 100 megawatts into the local electric distribution system.
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Distributed Energy Resources
The Inflation Reduction Act is accelerating demand for critical minerals and copper needed for the energy transition, according to analysis by S&P Global.
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Distributed Energy Resources
Apex Clean Energy and Google recently announced a power purchase agreement for the full 189-megawatt capacity of Timbermill Wind that Apex is building in North Carolina.
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The purpose of this RFP is to select the MDM solution that best meets the needs of the utility, not limited to operations, integration, and support. Preference may be given to hosted and/or service as a software (SaaS) solution. The solution should be based on the criteria specified herein and to
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Electricity Markets
Soaring temperatures the week of Sept. 4 placed significant pressure on the Texas power grid, with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas taking steps to address a drop in operating reserves as power demand soared.
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Transmission
Legislation to accelerate California’s efforts to approve energy transmission projects, Senate Bill 619, passed the California Assembly Floor on Sept. 7.