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Generation
The Public Service Commission of South Carolina approved an application by Dominion Energy and Santee Cooper to jointly construct a natural gas combined-cycle generating facility.
Transmission towers
Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection has issued a Hot Weather Alert for May 18 for the entire region it serves and for May 19 for PJM’s Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions.
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Reliability
Florida public power utility Gainesville Regional Utilities received good news from the U.S. Department of Energy, as the DOE recently confirmed the utility will receive nearly $43 million in federal grants first awarded in 2024 to upgrade and strengthen its electrical grid.
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Generation
The Nebraska Public Power District is included among the recipients that will receive U.S. Department of Energy funding to support the near-term deployment of advanced light-water small modular reactors in the U.S.
Transmission towers
Reliability
City Utilities of Springfield, Mo., has created an educational video explaining the challenges and advantages of placing existing transmission lines underground.
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Electric Vehicles
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s Office of Energy Programs, with partners in the Drive Electric Tennessee statewide collaborative, has released an updated strategy to guide Tennessee’s electric transportation future.