The average utilization rate for the entire U.S. fleet of combined-cycle natural gas turbine electric power plants has risen as the operating efficiency of new CCGT units has improved, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported on Nov. 20.

All large-scale solar energy facilities can now be found on a single map thanks to a collaboration between the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that significant progress has been made on the Smart Path Connect transmission project, a transmission rebuild effort in two key state transmission corridors, led by the New York Power Authority and National Grid.

On the evening of October 24, the city of Osawatomie, Kansas, began experiencing troubles at a power plant substation. It was subsequently determined that the substation transformer was damaged and a replacement was needed.

Texas public power utility New Braunfels Utilities is accepting applications for its NBU University program, set to begin on January 16, 2024.

A University of Vermont Solar Research and Training Facility located at the McNeil Generating Station in Burlington, Vt., was energized in late October, Burlington Electric Department reported.