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A Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority generation unit was successfully energized in June for the first time as part of the Authority’s ongoing St. Thomas Randolph Harley Power Plant New Generation Project. Unit 5 is one of four new Wärtsilä generators being placed into service at the St. Thomas
Florida Municipal Power Agency, in conjunction with 20 Florida public power utilities and Origis Energy, on July 12 announced a major expansion of the Florida Municipal Solar Project, one of the largest municipal-backed solar projects in the nation.
The California Independent System Operator recently reported that more than 5,000 megawatts of battery storage capacity is now online and fully integrated into the electrical grid.
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.
California public power utility Pasadena Water and Power is expanding its energy portfolio with 25 megawatts of geothermal energy.
Wood Mackenzie estimates that the number of electric vehicle charging ports in the U.S. will reach close to 18 million by 2027, with most chargers in the residential category.
The U.S. Department of Energy on July 6 announced nine states and three tribal nations as the third cohort to receive a combined total of $207.6 million in grid resilience state and tribal formula grants.
EVLO Energy Storage Inc., a subsidiary of Hydro-Quebec, is developing a utility-scale battery energy storage project in Troy, Vermont.