KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Energy Capital Partners, the largest private owner of power generation and renewables in the U.S., on Oct. 30 announced a $50 billion strategic partnership that aims to accelerate the development of data center and power generation and transmission infrastructure for the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and cloud computing globally.

The Western Area Power Administration on Oct. 30 announced that its Sierra Nevada region will pursue final negotiations toward full participation in the California Independent System Operator’s Extended Day-ahead Market.

The Open Energy Data Initiative -- currently funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office and developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) -- makes energy data widely available to anyone by providing access to big data via "data lakes," large collections of open-access energy data that are at anyone's fingertips in the cloud.

The Mississippi Public Service Commission recently held a summit that examined topics related to nuclear power.

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