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Colorado Springs Utilities in July will issue two requests for proposals for 1,500 megawatts of new electric generation and 100 MW of energy storage.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper recently signed into law a bill that will, among other things, increase penalties for acts of damage to energy facilities.
The New York Power Authority and New York Transco recently announced that their proposed 90-mile electric transmission project was selected by the New York Independent System Operator for the delivery of offshore wind energy.
Electric vehicle charging stations are being installed at a quickening pace, but not rapidly enough to meet federal policy goals, according to a report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
As more solar capacity has come online in California, grid operators at the California Independent System Operator have seen a drop in net load -- or the demand remaining after subtracting variable renewable generation -- in the middle of the day when solar generation tends to be highest, the Energy Information Administration reported on June 21.
California community choice aggregator Peninsula Clean Energy has received an A- rating from S&P Global, the CCA said on June 21. The rating is the highest Peninsula Clean Energy has received from a credit agency.
Michigan public power utility Traverse City Light and Power journeymen and apprentices recently participated in quarterly safety training for a Pole Top Hurt Man Rescue. Hannah Duell, Communications Specialist at the utility, said that eight journeymen and three apprentices participated in the
The Rochester, N.Y., City Council on June 20 voted to reserve funds for a public power utility study