The U.S. Department of Energy on July 18 unveiled a $14.7 million funding opportunity announcement for multi-year research, development, and demonstration of microgrid-related technologies.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on July 14 directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reconsider several aspects of its prior approval of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market, which launched operations supporting enhanced energy trading in November 2022.

The PJM Interconnection was able to maintain system reliability and serve customers throughout the extreme weather that affected the regional transmission organization from Dec. 23 through Dec. 25, 2022, according to a PJM report.

The New York City area could have a deficit as large as 446 megawatts as early as summer 2025, according to the New York Independent System Operator.

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Fervo Energy on July 18 announced that it has successfully completed the well test at its full-scale commercial pilot, Project Red, in northern Nevada.