President Trump on Jan. 20 named Mark Christie Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

A fire broke out on Jan. 16 at the Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in Morro Bay, Calif., prompting local officials to implement an evacuation of nearby residents

On January 17, the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office announced two conditional commitments and one loan closing to power producers in Puerto Rico comprising over $1.2 billion in total.

A new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory “provides practical options for developing more interregional transmission infrastructure to move toward a transformed power system,” NREL said on Jan. 17.

The Omaha Public Power District has entered a partnership with Kiewit Corporation, an Omaha-based construction and engineering firm, to add new natural gas generation and upgrade two existing natural gas turbines.

As frigid temperatures sweep through eastern Nebraska, Omaha Public Power District employees have been working proactively to keep power flowing to customers and fortify our generation sources against extreme weather.