plant
Generation
Entergy Louisiana earlier this month filed a request with the Louisiana Public Service Commission for approval to build a 112-megawatt floating natural gas power station equipped with black-start capability and the ability to rapidly start up and ramp down.
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Electricity Markets
President Biden this week released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2025 and beyond.
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Electric Vehicles
The federal Joint Office of Energy and Transportation on March 12 released a national zero-emission freight corridor strategy.
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Community Engagement
Ryan Hurst, Utilities General Manager for the City of Wahoo, Nebraska, has plenty on his plate these days. Among other things, he is overseeing a transition to advanced metering infrastructure for city residents and making sure a substation upgrade project goes smoothly.
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Electricity Markets
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on March 21 will hold a hearing to consider three nominees to serve as Commissioners at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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Distributed Energy Resources
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and other elected officials on March 14 announced the completion of the South Fork Wind project, with all 12 offshore wind turbines constructed and the wind farm successfully delivering power to Long Island and the Rockaways.
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Generation
Washington State Rep. Stephanie Barnard on March 6 announced the allocation of $25 million in the state’s 2023-25 supplemental capital budget. The allocation, provided as a non-federal match for Washington State-based joint action agency Energy Northwest’s participation in the U.S. Department of Energy’s loan programs office application, aims to advance the development of small modular reactors near the Columbia Generating Station.
people
Workforce
Daniel Garcia has been named Interim General Manager of California public power utility Riverside Public Utilities.
hydro
Generation
The U.S. Department of Energy on March 14 announced the opening of the application period for the Hydroelectric Production Incentive, part of the Hydroelectric Incentives Program, which supports the modernization and expansion of hydroelectric power in the U.S.
grid
Electricity Markets
The extreme cold that blanketed the Pacific Northwest and the northern Rocky Mountain states in mid-January demonstrated the benefits of the Western Energy Imbalance Market, according to a report from the California Independent System Operator.