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Electricity Markets
The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Nov. 21 approved a new rule requiring virtual currency mining facilities located within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas region to register with the PUCT.
solar
Distributed Energy Resources
RWE, a renewable energy company, and Peabody, a Missouri-based coal company, on Nov. 21 announced a new partnership to strategically advance renewable energy projects by repurposing reclaimed land previously used for mining.
grid
Transmission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Nov. 21 largely affirmed its landmark long-term transmission planning rule, Order No. 1920, “with modifications that will bolster the ability of state regulators to participate in the long-term regional transmission planning process,” it said.
nuke
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has directed NRC staff to issue construction permits to Kairos Power for the company’s proposed Hermes 2 non-power test reactor facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
grid
The Internal Revenue Service on Nov. 22 announced that it is extending at least through 2026 a safe harbor for “applicable” entities seeking to claim a statutory exception to the domestic content requirement for elective payment tax credits.
grid
Workforce
California’s Lassen Municipal Utility District announced the appointment of Nick Dominguez as the new General Manager. He assumed the position effective November 12, 2024, after the departure of Robby Hamlin, LMUD’s previous GM. Dominguez brings over a decade of experience in the energy sector
grid
Reliability
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation recently released a white paper that examines artificial intelligence and machine learning in real-time system operations.
grid
Electric Vehicles
A new study commissioned by the Environmental Defense Fund and written by Black & Veatch finds that when utilities prepare for new electricity demand from electric trucks and buses, it’s good for ratepayers.
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Environment
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan on Nov. 22 signed a proposed rule that proposes to lower NOx emissions from new, modified, and reconstructed stationary combustion turbines and stationary gas turbines based on a review of available control technologies for limiting emissions of criteria air pollutants.
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Electricity Markets
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project, along with Arizona Public Service, Tucson Electric Power and UniSource Energy Services, on Nov. 25 announced plans to join Southwest Power Pool’s Markets+, a day-ahead and real-time energy market that is anticipated to span through the northwest, southwest and mountain west regions of the U.S.