Energy Efficiency
A new program is helping Nashville, Tenn., homeowners over age 60 save money and increase their home’s energy efficiency by providing grants for attic insulation and installation for 80 homes across Nashville Electric Service’s service territory. Applications are now open for the Insulation for
Generation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has set a more aggressive schedule and aims to complete its review by the end of 2025 on TerraPower’s construction permit application for Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
Energy Storage
Lightshift Energy, an energy storage developer, owner, and operator that has worked with public power utilities, on July 8 announced the financial close of a credit facility for up to $40 million with Aiga Capital Partners, an institutional investment platform.
Reliability
In another example of Eugene Water & Electric Board’s innovative approach to protecting the McKenzie River from evolving threats, EWEB is partnering with NASA’s Earth Information Center and fire ecology researchers throughout the region to study the effects of wildfires on watersheds.
Generation
A new report surveys and summarizes strategies states are employing to cope with significant new load growth.
Generation
The U.S. Energy Information Administration is projecting that the electricity consumed for commercial computing will increase faster than any other end use in buildings.
Community Engagement
This report presents information on the type of governing bodies that oversee public power utilities, term limits and compensation of governing body members, and the authorities granted to utility governing...
Generation
The U.S. Department of Energy on July 7 released a report in which it said that with projected load growth, retirements increase the risk of power outages by 100 times in 2030.
Energy Storage
Ameren Missouri recently filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission that involves the construction of an 800-megawatt simple-cycle natural gas energy center complemented by Ameren Missouri's first large-scale battery storage facility at one location in Jefferson County, Missouri.
Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection on July 9 opened the bidding window for its auction to procure capacity for the June 2026 to May 2027 Delivery Year.