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The American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments program recently approved funding for various grants and scholarships.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on April 17 announced that the New York Power Authority and the City of Albany, N.Y., will co-develop a new 1.5-megawatt solar energy project at the capped North Albany/Shaker Park landfill.
Texas public power utility CPS Energy has expanded its existing Power Purchase Agreement with Avangrid by adding an additional 159.2 megawatts of wind energy from the Peñascal wind farm in Kenedy County, Texas.
The Bonneville Power Administration has energized a new high-voltage substation in north-central Oregon to meet increasing demands for electricity and support the interconnection of new generating resources in the Pacific Northwest, it said on April 17.
Michigan public power utility Grand Haven Board of Light & Power has begun the undergrounding of electrical lines in downtown Grand Haven.
The U.S. Department of the Interior has directed the U.S. Bureau of Energy Management to immediately halt all construction activities on Empire Wind I Project, a New York State offshore wind project. In an April 16 post on X, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the halt to all construction
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and NERC’s Regional Entities said on April 17 that the country’s bulk power system performed well during successive cold weather events in January 2025, without major issues in either the natural gas or electric systems.
The Tennessee Valley Authority on April 17 submitted a Notification of Intent to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it plans to submit a Construction Permit Application tied to plans to construct a small modular reactor at TVA’s Clinch River Nuclear Site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.