Distributed Energy Resources
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on March 15 announced that it has finalized its designation of a Wind Energy Area in the Gulf of Maine.
Generation
Constellation has issued the first corporate green bond in the United States that can be used to finance nuclear energy projects, the investor-owned energy company said on March 18.
Energy Efficiency
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) recently announced that his office has secured $10.6 million through the Fiscal Year 2024 federal appropriations process to support thirteen San Antonio community projects, including $1 million for CPS Energy’s Casa Verde Weatherization Program.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Public power utility officials who are members of the American Public Power Association’s Mutual Aid Committee and APPA staff on March 14-15 gathered at APPA’s headquarters in Virginia to discuss and take action in a number of areas including updates to the APPA Mutual Aid Playbook.
Energy Storage
Arizona public power utility Salt River Project and NextEra Energy Resources on March 14 announced Arizona’s largest operational battery energy storage system is now online.
Electricity Markets
The extreme cold that blanketed the Pacific Northwest and the northern Rocky Mountain states in mid-January demonstrated the benefits of the Western Energy Imbalance Market, according to a report from the California Independent System Operator.