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Electricity Markets
A bill proposed in the Rhode Island General Assembly in January calls for the creation of a special legislative commission to study public ownership of utilities in the state.
Generation
Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren, is planning for 1,500 MW of new nuclear energy generation by 2045, it said on Feb. 14. “Nuclear operates regardless of weather and can provide a clean, steady supply of energy that customers will need in the future,” it said in detailing an updated generation
Electricity Markets
Weeks after receiving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of the Southwest Power Pool’s Markets+ Tariff, SPP announced Feb. 14 it has received commitments sufficient to support the financing necessary for the next phase of development.
WPPI Energy is readying itself for the future with key changes to its leadership team, it said on Feb. 14.
Energy Efficiency
Lincoln Electric System customers have reduced the community’s net annual energy consumption by 147,000 megawatt-hours, the equivalent of the annual energy consumption of more than 15,000 homes, over 15 years through LES’ Sustainable Energy Program, the Nebraska public power utility recently said.
Workforce
Jaison Busby was recently named Vice President of Digital and Technology for Florida public power utility OUC.
Reliability
Eaton on Feb. 12 said it is investing $340 million to increase U.S. production of its three-phase transformers.
Generation
The Tennessee Valley Authority has selected the option to construct and operate a simple cycle, frame combustion turbine facility at the New Caledonia site in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
Reliability
At their annual meeting, members of the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council elected Brian Horton, Kissimmee Utility Authority’s President and General Manager, as secretary/treasurer of the organization’s Board of Directors.
Bills and Rates
The Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority approved its second natural gas prepayment agreement on Feb. 12, saving the public power utility a projected $1.16 million annually in fuel costs.