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Electric Vehicles
The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office announced on Oct. 3 a conditional commitment to EVgo Swift Borrower LLC for a loan guarantee of up to $1.05 billion to expand public electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Community Engagement
The American Public Power Association and its members will celebrate this year’s Public Power Week from Oct. 6 to October 12. This year’s theme for Public Power Week is “Pride in Public Power.”
Reliability
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations on Oct. 3 opened applications for up to $400 million “to spur innovative, community-focused, clean energy solutions for rural and remote communities across the United States.”
Generation
After years of stagnant growth, U.S. electricity demand recently surged, with the increase driven in part by the commercial sector, particularly the rapid expansion of data centers and the adoption of artificial intelligence, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said in a Sept. 25 Economic Bulletin
Energy Efficiency
Florida public power utility KEYS Energy Services relaunched its popular rebate program for energy efficient appliances and equipment on October 1.
Generation
Talen Energy, an independent power producer, has completed a transaction with TeraWulf Inc. to purchase TeraWulf’s interest in Nautilus Cryptomine, a 200-megawatt bitcoin mining facility in Berwick, Pa.
Reliability
The Village of Bergen, N.Y., has received $1.26 million from Empire State Development for a project that will support electrical infrastructure upgrades.
Washington State’s Public Utility District No. 1 of Pend Oreille County and the Port of Pend Oreille are partnering to evaluate potential opportunities for federal and state grant funding aimed at improving cost-effective broadband access for county residents.
Energy Efficiency
​​​​​​​Santee Cooper is partnering with The Sustainability Institute to give income-eligible customers free energy-efficient upgrades and help all customers become more energy efficient, Santee Cooper said on Oct. 4.
Distributed Energy Resources
Google has signed a 12-year power purchase agreement to purchase renewable energy from a 435-megawatt (MWdc) solar project to be developed, owned, and operated by energyRe. energyRe will supply electricity and renewable energy credits generated from the solar project.