California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 27 signed into law a bill that would authorize the California Energy Commission to require any weight class of battery electric vehicle to be bidirectional-capable if it determines there is a sufficiently compelling beneficial bidirectional-capable use case to the BEV operator and electric grid.

ITC Midwest, ATC and Dairyland Power Cooperative on Sept. 27 said they have completed the western half of the Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line Project, allowing the entire 102-mile line to be placed in service on Sept. 26, 2024.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Sept. 27 said that it was delaying the offshore wind energy auction planned for potential lease areas offshore Oregon “due to insufficient bidder interest at this time.”

South Carolina’s Santee Cooper on Sept. 27 said that Hurricane Helene created a significant event on the Santee Cooper electric system.

Hitachi Energy recently announced plans to invest an additional $155 million to expand its manufacturing capacity in North America.

Arizona public power utility Salt River Project on Sept. 27 announced that more than 53,500 electric vehicles were purchased or leased in its service territory as of April 30, 2024, the end of its 2024 fiscal year.