Generation
A new ICF paper explores key considerations for utilities, developers, and government agencies that impact the feasibility and economic benefits of data center sites across four key areas -- energy infrastructure, fiber optic network infrastructure, environmental requirements and regulatory and policy environment.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
In a Jan. 22 letter, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright asked the nation’s grid operators to maintain communication with DOE during Winter Storm Fern and be prepared to make backup generation resources at data centers and other major facilities available as needed.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The PJM Interconnection, the Midcontinent ISO, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the New York ISO and the Southwest Power Pool are taking steps to prepare for the arrival of Winter Storm Fern.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation “is encouraged that industry has taken actions to prepare for what appears to be a very challenging winter storm system,” NERC said on Jan. 22 in reference to Winter Storm Fern.
Electricity Markets
How public power utilities are meeting resource adequacy while ensuring affordability and upholding quality service.
Community Engagement
Jan. 22 marked an important milestone for the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority. The date marks the 67-year anniversary of NTUA’s serving the Navajo people.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Public power utility crews deployed to parts of the country that were expected to be impacted by Winter Storm Fern.
Generation
The New York State Public Service Commission on Jan. 22 approved the 2025 zero-emissions credit program (ZEC) extension proposal to provide necessary financial certainty for New York’s existing fleet of upstate nuclear power plants to ensure that they continue to operate.
Community Engagement
How the utility serving this village northwest of the state capital ensures it stays community-oriented and engaged in maintaining quality of life.
Generation
The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Jan. 21 held a markup of eleven bills related to the Clean Air Act (CAA), hydropower licensing, and emergency communications.