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Distributed Energy Resources

TotalEnergies Signs Agreements with U.S. Department of Interior to End U.S. Offshore Wind Projects

TotalEnergies has signed settlement agreements with the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) to relinquish its Carolina Long Bay lease and its New York Bight lease, both awarded in 2022, along with its partners. As a result, TotalEnergies will no longer develop offshore wind projects in the United States.
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GRDA Recognized for Excellence in Financial Reporting

On March 4, the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) recognized the Grand River Dam Authority with a “Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.”
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Generation

DOE Issues Emergency Orders to Keep Indiana Coal Plants Operational

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright on March 23 issued emergency orders to keep two Indiana coal plants operational.
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Reliability

Colorado Springs Utilities Adds AI Technology to Wildfire Defense Strategy

Colorado Springs Utilities recently announced a major upgrade to its wildfire defense strategy: artificial intelligence-powered early detection.
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Security

DOE’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response Publishes First Ever Five-Year Strategic Plan

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) published its first ever five-year Strategic Plan, CESER said on March 18.
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Energy Efficiency

Promoting and Seeing the Value in Demand Response

Why demand response programs are getting attention and how public power is structuring programs to align with the latest technology and customer expectations.