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Platts, which is part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has launched the world's first independent daily, spot market solar photovoltaic panel price assessments for the U.S., Europe and Asia.
California residents are increasingly pairing battery storage with solar installations, the Energy Information Administration reported on July 18.
The PJM Interconnection on July 17 opened the bidding window for its auction to procure capacity for the June 2025 to May 2026 Delivery Year.
Regional grid operators in the U.S. on July 19 reported that they were monitoring a global technology outage that impacted a wide range of industries in the U.S. and elsewhere.
In a recent Q&A with Public Power Current, Mark Kimbell, General Manager for the Gallatin Department of Electricity, described how fiscal responsibility and keeping rates as low as possible remains an ongoing focus of the Tennessee public power utility.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on July 9 announced that the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $2.4 million grant to the city of Granite Falls, Minnesota, for electrical grid upgrades in support of local businesses.
Omaha Public Power District sent a 17-person team to the Des Moines, Iowa, area to assist MidAmerican Energy with power restoration efforts. Severe storms blew through Monday evening leaving tens of thousands without power in Iowa.
With demand for electricity expected to rise exponentially over the next several years, as large-load customers -- mainly data centers -- seek out potential sites to locate, Chelan PUD commissioners on July 15 evaluated how the Washington State PUD can meet that demand in a way that protects reliability and stable, predictable rates for everyone else.