Energy Storage
Convergent Energy and Power on May 1 said it has broken ground on a 3-MW/9-MWh utility-scale battery storage system for Massachusetts’s municipally-owned utility company West Boylston Municipal Light Plant (WBMLP).
Generation
The PJM Interconnection has selected 51 projects that can come online quickly and provide more than 9,300 megawatts of reliable capacity through PJM’s Reliability Resource Initiative, it said on May 2. The projects consist of 39 uprates and 12 new construction proposals. The uprates apply to
Generation
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council recently released a new initial forecast showing a range of potential electricity demand growth in the Pacific Northwest over the next two decades.
Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings on April 30 notified the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency that IMEA’s long-term debt was affirmed as an “AA- rating with a Stable Outlook.”
Community Engagement
Austin’s public power utility, Austin Energy, is celebrating 130 years of service in May.
Community Engagement
The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities on May 2 announced Nick Moreno's appointment as its first Stakeholder Engagement Manager, effective May 3, 2025.