There are about 1,800 sites in Alaska suitable for closed-loop pumped storage hydropower projects and many more suitable for open-loop pumped storage projects, according to Argonne National Laboratory.

The White House Council on Environmental Quality on July 28 released a proposed rule that would fully implement and build upon new permitting efficiencies directed by Congress under the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.

Moody’s Investors Service in late July upgraded its investment grade credit rating to Baa1 for Silicon Valley Clean Energy, a California community choice aggregator.

The Bonneville Power Administration on July 28 said that it will hold the average Tier 1 power rate and all transmission rates, including ancillary and control area service rates, flat for the next two-year period beginning Oct. 1, 2023.

Arizona public power utility Salt River Project delivered a multi-day record peak electricity demand surpassing previous records for most power served to customers in summer, it said on Aug. 1.

Long Island Power Authority bonds recently received strong credit ratings from Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings.