Nebraska Public Power District, which continues to see substantial load growth, has begun the process of adding new generation capacity to NPPD’s resource mix, following board approval of a capital budget item Feb. 8.

Michigan public power utility Lansing Board of Water & Light recently detailed how a bond issuance will help to fund its investment in Lansing BWL’s clean energy program. In a recent blog post, the utility noted that it announced its largest planned growth in nearly 140 years in July. Seven projects

ISO New England is recommending a new capacity market structure to better ensure power system reliability and cost-efficiency as the region’s resource mix evolves, it said on Feb. 8.

The PJM Interconnection capacity auction for the 2025/2026 Delivery Year will take place as scheduled in June, PJM announced Feb. 7 following two recent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission orders on PJM’s capacity market rules.

President Biden on Feb. 9 designated Willie Phillips, Jr. as Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Biden in January 2023 named Phillips as Acting Chairman of FERC.

Nebraska public power utility Wahoo Utilities recently provided an update on a solar project in the City of Wahoo, Neb.