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Eaton on Feb. 12 said it is investing $340 million to increase U.S. production of its three-phase transformers.
Weeks after receiving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of the Southwest Power Pool’s Markets+ Tariff, SPP announced Feb. 14 it has received commitments sufficient to support the financing necessary for the next phase of development.
American Municipal Power, Inc. announced on Feb. 12 that Charles Willoughby has joined the organization as Assistant Vice President of Government and Public Affairs, where he will provide advocacy efforts for AMP and the Ohio Municipal Electric Association.
After more than half a century of service, two of the hydroelectric pump-turbine units at the Grand River Dam Authority Salina Pumped Storage Project are scheduled for upgrades and modernization.
A bill proposed in the Rhode Island General Assembly in January calls for the creation of a special legislative commission to study public ownership of utilities in the state.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Feb. 11 accepted revisions to a section of PJM Interconnection’s Open Access Transmission Tariff known as the Reliability Resource Initiative to add provisions enabling a one-time reliability-based expansion of the eligibility criteria for “Transition Cycle #2” of PJM’s existing interconnection queue.
While the deployment of energy storage systems across the U.S. has grown dramatically in the U.S. in recent years, they are facing resistance in some communities where residents have voiced concerns over the risk of energy storage system fires and the amount of space required to install storage systems.
The American Public Power Association on Feb. 13 said it applauds the bipartisan introduction of H.R. 1255, the Investing Our Communities Act of 2025, legislation to reinstate the ability to issue tax-exempt advance refunding bonds.