The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a South Carolina program for strengthening the state’s electric grid resiliency and awarded $10.4 million in funding for the first two years. Santee Cooper, which is owned by the state, will administer the grant for South Carolina.
The City of Chattanooga, Tenn., and the city’s public power utility EPB on May 25 marked the completion of a microgrid in Chattanooga.
The U.S. Supreme Court on May 25 issued a decision that involves the scope of the Clean Water Act and, more specifically, whether an appeals court set forth the proper test for determining whether wetlands are “waters of the United States” under the CWA.
Preliminary results from a first-of-its-kind study examining how New England’s electric power system would fare under stressful weather and operational conditions show the chances for an energy shortfall are relatively low in winter 2027, the first season studied, ISO New England said on May 22
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