Distributed Energy Resources
The Tennessee Valley Authority is pursuing a 100-megawatt solar generation pilot project on a closed coal ash site at the Shawnee Fossil Plant near Paducah, Kentucky.
Electric Vehicles
Part three of the three-part Understanding Trends in Energy Technology Series. Hear the latest on the EV landscape, discuss the critical issues related to customer adoption, the implications for energy and demand growth, and policies and planning models for an optimized EV future.
Generation
Bret Colby, Principal for Nuclear Oversight at Texas public power utility CPS Energy, has been named as a member of a Public Utility Commission of Texas Advanced Nuclear Working Group.
Generation
Bret Colby, Principal for Nuclear Oversight at Texas public power utility CPS Energy, has been named as a member of a Public Utility Commission of Texas Advanced Nuclear Working Group.
Energy Storage
Delorean Power LLC and Massachusetts public power utility Holden Municipal Light Department on Oct. 12 announced a new battery energy storage facility.
Transmission
The $7 billion, 800-mile Grain Belt Express electric transmission infrastructure project on Oct. 12 secured approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission for its request to amend its existing certificate of convenience and necessity. The decision marks the last required state siting approval
Distributed Energy Resources
U.S. power grids remained stable on Oct. 14 during a solar eclipse that occurred that day.
Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection on Oct. 13 submitted proposed changes to its capacity market that it said are “designed to support reliability of the electric grid now and in the future amid increasingly extreme weather and a changing generation fleet.”
Community Engagement
Jay Stowe, the Managing Director and CEO of Florida public power utility JEA, was recently named a 2023 Ultimate CEO Honoree by the Jacksonville Business Journal.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Public power utilities in California are responding to power outages caused by Hurricane Hilary, which hit Southern California as a tropical storm on Aug. 20.