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Eos Energy Enterprises on Nov. 5 announced a new customer agreement with City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri, to provide 216 MWh of energy storage for two project sites in Missouri.
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation on Nov. 4 published the third in a series of three draft documents that will be merged into a final Interregional Transfer Capability Study, which is being produced in response to the congressional directive in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.
The Tennessee Valley Authority recently released data that was collected during, and after, Tropical Storm Helene that provides insight into the magnitude of the storm that swept across the Appalachian region beginning September 27.
Fitch Ratings recently affirmed the rating of Greer, South Carolina’s Commission of Public Works $22.9 million combined utility system revenue bonds, series 2002 and 2007, at “AA-“. Fitch has also affirmed CPW's Issuer Default Rating at “AA-.”
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Nov. 1 rejected an amended Interconnection Service Agreement among PJM, Susquehanna Nuclear LLC and PPL Electric Utilities tied to data center in Pennsylvania.
The Environmental Protection Agency recently issued an interim final rule to administratively stay the effectiveness of requirements for all sources covered by the Good Neighbor Plan rule as promulgated where an administrative stay was not already in place.
Nebraska public power utility Lincoln Electric System is soliciting discussions with entities interested in providing LES with firm or deliverable capacity within the Southwest Power Pool to meet LES’ own load and reserve requirements for the 2026-2030 period.
Energy Northwest and California public power utility Pasadena Water and Power are among 11 Department of Energy Office of Electricity selectees for an energy storage technical assistance voucher program aimed at spurring innovations in long duration energy storage technologies among developers, small businesses, research institutions, and communities.