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Transmission
The Midcontinent ISO on May 15 announced the selected developers for two critical transmission projects that will strengthen reliability and support the region’s long-term energy needs.
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Electricity Markets
Two electric utility subsidiaries of Black Hills Corporation, a utility based in Rapid City, South Dakota that serves 1.37 million electricity and natural gas and electricity customers in eight Western states, are now participating in the California ISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM), CAISO reported on May 6.
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Distributed Energy Resources
Ashtrom Renewable Energy leaders were recently joined by members of CPS Energy, SOLV Energy, and elected officials as they broke ground on El Patrimonio, a new solar facility in Bexar County, Texas.
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Generation
Henderson Municipal Power & Light has issued a request for offers to interested parties with the intent of securing 30 megawatts of long-term MISO Zone 6 capacity to meet its capacity obligations beginning June 1, 2030, through May 31, 2040.
Energy Storage
APPA compiled the initial data for this tracker from the websites of its 200 largest members, form EIA-860 for 2018, form EIA-860M for October 2019, the Demonstration of Energy &...
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Transmission
The House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy on May 13 held a hearing, “Wires, Rates, And States: Permitting Transmission For Reliable And Affordable Power.”
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Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency released a pre-publication version of its proposed rule to revisit the unmanaged combustion residual leachate provision in the 2024 Steam Electric Effluent Limitation Guidelines rule.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
A total of 21 teams recently competed at the Northeast Public Power Association's Lineworker’s Rodeo, to kick off its RodE&O Conference and Expo at Loon Mountain Resort in Lincoln, New Hampshire.
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
The American Public Power Association’s Mutual Aid Committee (MAC) in May elected Amy Zubaly, Executive Director of the Florida Municipal Electric Association, as new chair of the committee.

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