The Long Island Power Authority Board of Trustees on Dec. 18 approved two battery energy storage contracts in Suffolk County: a 79-megawatt facility in Hauppauge and a 50 MW facility in Shoreham.

U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Vermont public power utility Stowe Electric Department and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development recently celebrated the awarding of $6 million in federal funding to support energy initiatives in Stowe, Vermont.

Michigan public power utility Traverse City Light & Power on Dec. 11 announced a plan for the sale of its Cedar Run Road property, a 49-acre parcel located in Garfield Township, to Livwell Homes, LLC based on the proposal received by TCLP.

The U.S. Economic Development Administration announced that the Port of Shelton will be awarded $100,000 to partner with Mason County PUD 3 on the expansion of a substation.

Effective January 1, 2025, the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority is changing its name to Energy Southeast. This is the first time since the group’s founding in 1981 that it has rebranded. The move follows the success of recent energy initiatives and partnerships that have expanded AMEA’s reach

Trends identified in the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s 2024 Long-Term Reliability Assessment highlight critical reliability challenges that industry is facing over the next 10 years: satisfying escalating energy growth, managing generator retirements and removing barriers to resource and transmission development, NERC said on Dec. 17.