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Generation
The U.S. Energy Information Administration is projecting record-high natural gas consumption by the U.S. electric power sector for the summer of 2027, primarily driven by increasing sales of electricity to the commercial and industrial sectors in the West South Central and Mid-Atlantic regions.
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Generation
At its June 2 meeting, the Board of Directors for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas voted to approve a “Batch Zero Process for Large Load Interconnections.”
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Reliability
With a central Massachusetts territory that’s heavily wooded, Littleton Electric Light and Water Department (LELWD) needed to find ways to ensure that storms wouldn’t cause outages when trees fell on overhead cables.
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Generation
Santee Cooper has issued a request for proposals seeking additional generation resources to add to its portfolio to meet expected load growth in its service territory starting January 1, 2028.
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Security
Applications for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Operational Technology (OT) Defender Fellowship Program are due Aug. 31, 2026.
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Generation
Planning and preparation are in full swing at the Exira Station as engineers with Missouri River Energy Services and plant staff gear up for one of the facility’s most significant maintenance efforts in recent years, MRES reported on Aug. 3.
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Reliability
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) on Aug. 5 announced it has closed a $489.4 million loan to Amanecer Puerto Rico LLC, a subsidiary of Pattern Energy, to strengthen Puerto Rico’s electric grid.
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Grid Modernization
IonQ, a quantum platform company, and Tennessee public power utility EPB on Aug. 3 announced plans for the Tennessee Quantum Communications Research Center.
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Environment
Wisconsin public power utility Kaukauna Utilities recently broke ground on its new reverse osmosis water treatment plant.
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Energy Efficiency
Texas public power utility Austin Energy is offering a Small Business Bundle designed to help qualifying small businesses and nonprofits reduce energy use, lower operating costs and upgrade aging equipment.