There is a “terrific opportunity for the U.S. utility industry to be intentional in how data center demand is met, setting an important precedent for handling future load growth in a way that better supports the grid,” a new report from CoBank said.

Wisconsin public power utility Manitowoc Public Utilities recently issued a request for proposals from developers to construct an aggregate generation project consisting of 30-megawatt solar generation and 10-MW battery storage system with minimum capability of four hours.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations has issued a notice of intent to fund up to $1.3 billion “to catalyze investments in transformative carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies,” OECD said on Sept. 27.

City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., has been authorized by its Board of Public Utilities to move forward with an intent to finance capital expenditures for the construction of power generation and battery storage projects. Projects include 150 megawatts of additional electric generation and 36 MW of

The City Council of Pueblo, Colo., recently voted in favor of allocating funds to study the possible formation of a public power utility in the city.

The U.S. Department of Energy, through its Loan Programs Office, on Sept. 30 announced the closing of a loan guarantee of up to $1.52 billion under the Inflation Reduction Act’s Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment program to Holtec Palisades to help finance the restoration and resumption of service of an 800-megawatt nuclear generating station in Covert Township, Michigan.