Generation
New Fortress Energy Inc. on March 18 said that it has sold emergency power plants it constructed on behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in San Juan and Palo Seco, Puerto Rico, to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority for $373 million in cash, subject to certain items and conditions.
Distributed Energy Resources
The New York Power Authority is seeking developers to implement an up to 6-megawatt solar photovoltaic energy project with the option of battery energy storage at SUNY Niagara Community College in Sanborn in Niagara County, N.Y.
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Generation
The American Public Power Association and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association recently sent a letter to Senator Krysten Sinema (I-AZ) in support of a bill that would give the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation the congressional authority necessary to make use of funds to pay for operation, maintenance, and replacement projects at the Hoover Dam.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Line crews from the Ohio public power communities of Piqua, Tipp City, Versailles, and Wapakoneta traveled to the City of Celina, Ohio, to provide mutual aid assistance after a tornado hit Celina and knocked out power to city residents, Ohio-based AMP reported on March 15. AMP, a joint action agency
Distributed Energy Resources
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on March 15 announced that it has finalized its designation of a Wind Energy Area in the Gulf of Maine.