Generation
Duke Energy on Dec. 30 announced its submission of an early site permit (ESP) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a site near the Belews Creek Steam Station in Stokes County, N.C., culminating two years of work.
Transmission
Americans for a Clean Energy Grid in December released its new High-Capacity Transmission Permitting Tracker, a publicly accessible tool that shows the state and federal permitting status for major planned transmission projects nationwide.
Generation
Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) announced on Jan. 6 that it has taken ownership of the third and final power plant in a major generation resource acquisition, originally announced in summer 2023.
Distributed Energy Resources
Citing project uncertainties, California public power utility SMUD announced on Jan. 5 that it will not be purchasing power from the Coyote Creek solar energy project.
Distributed Energy Resources
The last phase of local community solar projects facilitated by the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) in a collaborative effort with Omaha, Neb.-based Sandhills Energy went online in December.
Energy Storage
Trina Storage in December announced its expanding strategic partnership with Lightshift Energy, a U.S. developer, owner, and operator of energy storage systems. This partnership will deliver a portfolio greater than 1 GWh of energy storage projects across the United States.
Electricity Markets
The Midcontinent ISO on Jan. 6 announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft “that sets a new industry benchmark for grid modernization and supports a reliable and resilient energy transition,” the grid operator said. “By combining MISO’s deep operational expertise with Microsoft Azure and
Generation
Vistra Corp. on Jan. 5 announced it has executed definitive agreements to acquire Cogentrix Energy, consisting of 10 modern natural gas generation facilities totaling approximately 5,500 MW of capacity. Cogentrix is indirectly owned by funds managed by Quantum Capital Group. The acquisition includes
Electricity Markets
Public Service Enterprise Group in late December announced that the New York State comptroller has given final approval of the extension of the operations services agreement with the Long Island Power Authority.
Workforce
The Board of Trustees for Texas public power utility GEUS has appointed Mark Stapp as Interim General Manager as the Board begins a search for a permanent General Manager.