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Electricity Markets
ISO New England system operators used well-established procedures to balance supply and demand on the regional power system during a capacity deficiency on August 1, 2024, it said on Aug. 6.
The growth of data centers could be a boon for natural gas companies, with natural gas firms recently detailing their plans to meet the demand growth.
Electricity Markets
Sixty-one percent of Americans believe that artificial intelligence systems will prove to be valuable for their household electricity usage, according to the latest survey from the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative.
Distributed Energy Resources
A new report says that 7.3 gigawatts direct current of total new community solar installations are expected to come online in existing state markets by 2029 in the U.S.
Silicon Valley Clean Energy, a California community choice aggregator, has issued a 2024 Request for Offers for carbon free energy and standalone energy storage.
Generation
The following is a transcript of the August 5, 2024, episode of Public Power Now. Learn more about subscribing to Public Power Now at Publicpower.org/Podcasts. Some quotes may have been edited for clarity. Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA’s
Independent power producer Calpine on Aug. 7 announced that it has executed a cost share agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations for the Sutter Decarbonization Project, a full-scale carbon capture demonstration project at its Sutter Energy Center in California.
Community Engagement
South Dakota-based Heartland Energy recently provided details on the joint action agency’s strategic plan.