Transmission
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that significant progress has been made on the Smart Path Connect transmission project, a transmission rebuild effort in two key state transmission corridors, led by the New York Power Authority and National Grid.
Reliability
On the evening of October 24, the city of Osawatomie, Kansas, began experiencing troubles at a power plant substation. It was subsequently determined that the substation transformer was damaged and a replacement was needed.
Community Engagement
Texas public power utility New Braunfels Utilities is accepting applications for its NBU University program, set to begin on January 16, 2024.
Distributed Energy Resources
A University of Vermont Solar Research and Training Facility located at the McNeil Generating Station in Burlington, Vt., was energized in late October, Burlington Electric Department reported.
Generation
A new white paper from the Electric Power Research Institute aims to provide owner-operators and other stakeholders with a practical guide for the deployment of a nuclear energy facility on or near an existing coal plant.
Bonds and Financing
Arevon Energy has closed financing on its Vikings solar-plus-storage project in California using tax credit transferability provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.