By 2050, the New England region’s peak demand for electricity in a severe winter could be 50% higher than peak demand in a mild winter, according to a recently published draft report on ISO New England’s Economic Planning for the Clean Energy Transition study.
Vermont public power utility Stowe Electric Department has renewed its participation as a host institution in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship program.
The American Public Power Association recently sent Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen a letter asking for flexibility in implementing a tax credit for existing nuclear power plants.
The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors approved $150 million in additional advanced nuclear funding to support continued design work and TVA’s development of potential small modular reactors at its Clinch River site near Oak Ridge, Tenn.