The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) on Sept. 8 announced the financial close of a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to help finance the restart of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Linn County, Iowa.

A modeling project involving Washington State’s Grant PUD and the National Laboratory of the Rockies shows coordinated operation of Mid-Columbia hydropower plants could boost efficiency systemwide, NLR reported in late August.

A recently released report outlines practical recommendations for integrating electric vehicles, home batteries, smart buildings, and other flexible loads into grid operations to lower electricity costs, strengthen grid reliability, and modernize demand flexibility programs in California, non-profit GridLab said.

Arkansas public power utility West Memphis Utilities (WMU) on Sept. 3 clarified its role in the development of Google’s data center in West Memphis following recent reporting regarding the costs associated with serving large data center projects in Arkansas.

The Healey-Driscoll Administration in Massachusetts announced the launch of a new $9.7 million zero-interest loan program to help eligible homeowners served by city- and town-owned utilities pay for energy-saving home improvements.

The New York Power Authority and the Long Island Power Authority are included among the participants in a three-year effort to develop a next-generation grid foundation model. New York-based Brookhaven National Laboratory will lead the project.