Soaring temperatures the week of Sept. 4 placed significant pressure on the Texas power grid, with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas taking steps to address a drop in operating reserves as power demand soared.

Apex Clean Energy and Google recently announced a power purchase agreement for the full 189-megawatt capacity of Timbermill Wind that Apex is building in North Carolina.

The Inflation Reduction Act is accelerating demand for critical minerals and copper needed for the energy transition, according to analysis by S&P Global.

Memphis Light, Gas and Water on Aug. 23 said that it has started the planning necessary to deliver utility scale battery storage of up to 100 megawatts into the local electric distribution system.

The Kansas Municipal Energy Agency is helping the City of Lindsborg, Kansas, to expand the city’s existing substation with the addition of the second transformer.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted a Limited Work Authorization application for formal review related to a small modular reactor project being pursued by Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems.