The U.S. Department of Energy's Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange program recently released a draft roadmap to improve processes for interconnecting clean energy resources to the distribution and sub-transmission grids and is seeking feedback from energy stakeholders.

A coalition of energy and former utility regulatory officials is calling for increased coordination and information sharing between market players in the electricity and natural gas industries.

The Bureau of Land Management has approved the Greenlink West Transmission Project, which will create a system of new transmission lines and facilities crossing federal, state, Tribal and private lands from North Las Vegas to Reno, Nev., through Clark, Esmeralda, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Storey and Washoe counties, the BLM said on Sept. 9.

The U.S. Department of Energy on Sept. 9 released a report that found more than 60 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity could potentially be built at operating or recently retired nuclear power plant sites across the U.S.

Eugene Water & Electric Board customers who voluntarily chose to invest extra money in community-wide sustainability efforts cut carbon emissions by 730 metric tons in 2023, the Oregon public power utility said on Aug. 26.

A $405 million federal government grant will support critical upgrades and replacements to the Long Island Power Authority’s electrical infrastructure, aimed at mitigating the impacts of future extreme weather events.