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A new report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimates that data center load growth has tripled over the past decade and is projected to double or triple by 2028.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Dec. 20 released its draft energy storage strategy and roadmap, a plan that provides strategic direction and identifies key opportunities to optimize DOE’s investment in future planning of energy storage research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas in December completed the 2024 Regional Transmission Plan.
Grant PUD Commissioners in December heard a proposal from Andy Wendell, Senior Manager of Large Power Solutions, at the Washington State PUD, for increased application fees for new large load customers.
The Santee Cooper Board of Directors on Dec. 20 approved the planned expansion of the Rainey Generating Station as a shared resource with South Carolina-based Central Electric Power Cooperative.
As the end of 2024 approaches, recent announcements and a look back at the year shows electric utility interest in natural gas generation remains stronger than ever and this interest is coming from not only public power utilities, but also electric cooperatives and investor-owned utilities.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Dec. 19 proposed to approve the first of an expected suite of new reliability standards “to protect the grid as the nation makes the transition to expanded use of clean energy technologies.”
American Municipal Power, Inc. announced that Matt Garrison has joined AMP as Vice President of Accounting.