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Reliability

OUC Directed by DOE to Ensure Unit at Plant Remains Available to Operate

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on Sept. 1 issued an emergency order directing the Orlando Utilities Commission to ensure that Unit 1 at the Stanton Energy Center in Orlando, Florida, a coal-fired power plant remains available to operate.
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Reliability

DOE Directs PJM to Dispatch Units to Maintain Reliability with Hot Weather Forecasts

The U.S. Department of Energy on Sept. 1 issued an emergency order to mitigate blackout risks in the Mid-Atlantic ahead of forecasted hot weather conditions and expected system load increase.
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Generation

Commissioners Adopt Grant PUD's 2026 Integrated Resource Plan

Grant PUD Commissioners adopted Grant PUD's 2026 Integrated Resource Plan (during their business meeting on Aug. 25.
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Generation

Utility, Company to Explore Fusion Energy Power Plant in Wisconsin

Realta Fusion on Sept. 2 announced a strategic partnership with Madison Gas and Electric and its parent company MGE Energy to explore joint development of a 200-megawatt electric (MWe) fusion energy power plant in Wisconsin.
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Distributed Energy Resources

Pasadena Water and Power Seeks Financial Institution Partners for Low-Interest Solar and Battery Loan Program

California public power utility Pasadena Water and Power released a Request for Proposals to find local banks and credit unions to partner on PWP’s new Low-Interest Solar and Energy Storage Loan Program.
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Generation

APPA-Funded Project Results in Development of Nuclear Power Playbook by Lakeland Electric

Utilizing funding from an APPA program, Florida public power utility Lakeland Electric has developed a strategy document for long-term planning for a municipal utility to begin development of an application for an Early Site Permit for a next-generation small modular reactor.