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California public power utility Imperial Irrigation District served a new all-time high customer electrical energy demand in 2024, a significant achievement in the face of extreme weather conditions and growing energy needs.
Constellation on Sept. 20 announced the signing of a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft that will pave the way for the restart of Three Mile Island Unit 1 in Pennsylvania, a nuclear power plant unit that was shut down for economic reasons five years ago.
A new paper lays out a five-part framework for unlocking the potential of advanced transmission technologies.
EDF Renewables North America on Sept. 20 announced a 20-year power purchase agreement with Omaha Public Power District for the Milligan 1 Wind project.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office announced the launch of the Pacific Northwest Regional Energy Planning Project, a broad engagement‐based planning process that will produce regional analyses of infrastructure investments that will be required to meet the goals and requirements of regional participants, including resource adequacy, decarbonization, ecosystem priorities, and system resilience and reliability.
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations has issued a notice of intent to fund up to $1.8 billion for the design, construction, and operation of mid- and large-scale commercial direct air capture facilities and infrastructure scaling platforms.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Sept. 20 announced over $3 billion for 25 selected projects across 14 states to boost the domestic production of advanced batteries and battery materials nationwide.
In a recent Q&A with the American Public Power Association, Brad Koehn, the new General Manager of California public power utility Turlock Irrigation District, detailed TID’s plans for adding power supplies in the years ahead.