Wartsila will supply the generating equipment for an 18-megawatt expansion to an existing power plant in Farmington, N.M., utilizing reciprocating internal combustion engine technology.

A project proposed by Iowa public power utility Montezuma Municipal Light & Power and Iowa State University researchers has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy for award negotiations with the goal of building the first “microgrid” in a rural Iowa community.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration has entered into an agreement that stems from recent litigation related to EIA’s plan to collect data tied to the electricity consumption associated with cryptocurrency mining activity.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan on Feb. 29 announced that the EPA plans to delay issuing requirements for existing natural gas-fired stationary combustion turbines under the proposed greenhouse gas rules for the power sector.

Officials from WPPI Energy, SMUD, and the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association on Feb. 28 detailed strategies they have adopted for communicating with lawmakers and outlined key policy priorities they discussed with House members and Senators in their visits to Capitol Hill as part of the American Public Power Association’s Legislative Rally.

The White House on Feb. 29 announced the nomination of two Democrats, Judy Chang and David Rosner, and one Republican, Lindsay See, to serve as Commissioners on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.