The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced funding for six projects aimed at improving state and regional engagement in wholesale electricity markets. The projects announced on April 11 “will help facilitate the improvement or creation of more efficient and flexible wholesale markets, which will be essential to ensure grid resilience and reliability as new load and generation come online,” DOE said.

The U.S. Department of Energy released a report that it said shows how commercially available advanced grid solutions can cost effectively increase the existing grid’s capacity to support upwards of 20-100 gigawatts of peak demand growth.

Washington State’s Snohomish County PUD recently announced a pilot program designed to provide funding support for selected tree planting projects in public green spaces and urban areas.

A new study found that electric vehicle efficiency improvements have the potential to significantly reduce future electric infrastructure buildout, energy usage, and consumer costs over the next three decades.

To keep pace with increasing water demand as Central Florida’s population grows, the Board of Commissioners for Florida public power utility OUC voted on April 9 to approve a new alternative water supply project.

The JEA board of directors of Florida public power utility JEA on April 15 accepted the resignation of Managing Director and CEO Jay Stowe at a special board meeting.