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Electricity Markets
Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency’s All Requirements Project Committee and Board of Directors voted to approve the City of Olive Hill, Kentucky’s request to become KYMEA’s newest all requirements member.
Electricity Markets
Washington State’s Grant PUD plans to impose load-growth limits for data centers, Grant PUD said in late March.
Energy Storage
The City Council for the public power community of Danville, Va., recently approved and authorized a negotiated lease agreement for an energy storage facility.
Transmission
The California Independent System Operator has released its draft 2024-2025 transmission plan, recommending 31 total projects costing an estimated $4.8 billion at buildout.
Energy Efficiency
Oregon public power utility Eugene Water and Electric Board and its customers could continue to partner to conserve energy and offset a large portion of forecasted growth in electricity demand over the next 20 years, according to a preliminary study recently detailed by the utility.
Environment
The American Public Power Association recently joined a coalition of industry trade groups in filing comments in response to the Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ’s) interim final rule to remove the National Environmental Policy Act implementing regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations.
Generation
Dow and X-Energy Reactor Company LLC on March 31 announced the submission of a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a proposed advanced nuclear project in Seadrift, Texas.
Workforce
The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors selected Don Moul to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the nation’s largest public power utility, effective April 9, 2025.