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The U.S. Department of Energy on Dec. 20 announced a $28.7 million investment for a project in the public power community of Tallahassee, Fla., that calls for the deployment of a utility-scale battery energy storage system to provide backup power to facilities providing critical services, like nursing homes and community centers.
The board of Nebraska’s Omaha Public Power District in December approved a new proposal to help ensure a reliable, resilient power supply amid record load growth, new planning reserve margin requirements and extreme weather this year that drove up costs.
In support of EPB’s effort to further enhance energy reliability and resilience for customers while containing costs as much as possible, the Board of Directors for the Tennessee public power utility has authorized the utility to work with local businesses to install localized energy resources of 5-MW or less at locations that will benefit both businesses and the community.
California public power utility Truckee Donner Public Utility District has been awarded the District Transparency Certificate of Excellence from the Special District Leadership Foundation, “in recognition of its outstanding efforts to promote transparency and good governance,” it said on Dec. 20.
As part of an ongoing commitment to provide a healthy habitat for fish to thrive, Tuolumne River partners Modesto Irrigation District, Turlock Irrigation District and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission in December announced the construction completion of the Tuolumne River Mainstem Channel Restoration Upstream of Old La Grange Bridge Project.
Fitch Ratings in December said that it assigned an “A+” rating to approximately $265.7 million Power Supply System Revenue Bonds, 2025 Series A issued by the Indiana Municipal Power Agency.
The Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities will participate in a U.S. Department of Energy Clean Energy to Communities peer-learning cohort to support grid modernization and resiliency within the Los Alamos County electric production and distribution systems.
The U.S. Department of Energy in December announced a new collaboration with Google to connect users of Google Search and Google Maps with highly trained home energy technicians recognized as Energy Skilled™.
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations in December opened applications for up to $1.3 billion in funding to catalyze investments in transformative carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies.
The Maine Governor’s Energy Office in December submitted a recommendation to the Maine Public Utilities Commission to procure up to 200 megawatts of energy storage for Maine that increases grid resilience, lowers electricity costs, maximizes federal incentives, and advances the state’s clean energy goals and statutory requirements.