The PJM Interconnection on July 11 extended a Hot Weather Alert for its Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions through July 13 ahead of anticipated temperatures above 90 degrees.
As the threats to the resilience and reliability of the electric power grid caused by extreme weather events rise, the advantages of small modular reactors are becoming more apparent.
Workers at the Ravenswood Generating Station in New York will be trained to transition to work in the offshore wind industry under an agreement with a utility workers union and a joint venture that is developing an offshore wind project.
Staff with the Omaha Public Power District recently participated in Omaha, Nebraska’s World Refugee Day event.
The transition to the PJM Interconnection’s new interconnection process kicked off on July 10, setting the stage for more than 260,000 megawatts of mostly renewable projects to be studied over the next three years, the grid operator said.
California is offering $150 million to help California public school districts and charter schools put more electric and zero-emission school buses on the roads.