Responding to Evolving Customer Needs

Across the country, communities are pushing for cleaner energy, greater transparency, and more resilient local power systems. In response, public power utilities are rethinking how they generate, procure, and manage power – and how they connect with customers. As public expectations evolve...
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Workforce

Northern Wasco County PUD Welcomes Humaira Falkenberg as Chief Energy Resource Officer

Northern Wasco County People's Utility District welcomed Humaira Falkenberg as its new Chief Energy Resource Officer, effective March 2.
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Electricity Markets

MISO Announces Third Cycle of Projects to be Evaluated Under Expedited Resource Addition Study Process

The Midcontinent ISO on March 9 announced the third cycle of projects to be evaluated under its Expedited Resource Addition Study (ERAS) process, marking another step toward accelerating the deployment of critical generation resources across the region.
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Transmission

Cross-Sound Cable Plans a System Redevelopment to Upgrade Interregional Connectivity in the Northeast

Argo Infrastructure Partners, LP recently announced that Cross-Sound Cable Company, LLC is initiating a project to significantly upgrade and expand its electric transmission system -- Cross-Sound Cable (CSC), a critical high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system connecting the electric grids of New England and Long Island.
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Generation

Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Mandating Increased Spill/Reduced Hydropower Production at Eight Dams

The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon on February 25 issued a preliminary injunction order in long running litigation over Columbia River System operations.
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Reliability

MISO Reinforces Reliability Imperative Amid Historic Power Demand Surge

The Midcontinent ISO region is undergoing rapid change, with electric demand forecast to levels not seen in decades, MISO said in an updated version of its Reliability Imperative report released March 4.