Community Engagement
On October 13, Alabama public power utility Huntsville Utilities presented grants to 10 non-profit organizations as part of its Innovation Dividend Fund program.
Electricity Markets
ISO New England has begun its Transitional Cluster Study, an important milestone in a yearslong reform effort that will create a more efficient process for new generating facilities and elective transmission upgrades to interconnect with the regional power grid, it said.
Generation
Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. and Talen Energy Corporation recently announced a strategic collaboration to develop energy storage capacity across Pennsylvania to help meet the state’s growing demand and support artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The collaboration focuses on leveraging Eos’
Reliability
The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee on Oct. 21 passed its version of the Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA) by a bipartisan vote of 18-5. APPA supports FOFA and will continue to advocate for its passage by the full Senate.
Workforce
Public power utilities across the U.S. highlighted the wide variety of job opportunities in the utility sector during Careers in Energy Week, which took place October 20-24.
Electricity Markets
In a series of posts on its website, the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation details the various factors driving power in layman’s terms as part of a proactive effort to cut through the complexities of electricity markets and educate customers.
Generation
Aligned Data Centers and Calibrant Energy on Oct. 22 announced a first-of-its-kind agreement under which Calibrant will deliver a 31 MW/62 MWh battery energy storage system at Aligned’s data center campus in the Pacific Northwest.
Generation
Google on Oct. 23 announced a first-of-its kind corporate agreement to support a gas power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Energy Storage
Texas public power utility Austin Energy is taking a major step forward in meeting the City’s climate and reliability goals, agreeing to a large-scale battery storage contract with Jupiter Power to provide up to 100 megawatts of electricity from a utility-scale battery storage facility, the utility said on Oct. 23.
Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ‘A’ rating of Heartland Energy with a stable outlook.