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Workforce
Daniel Garcia has been named Interim General Manager of California public power utility Riverside Public Utilities.
Generation
The U.S. Department of Energy on March 14 announced the opening of the application period for the Hydroelectric Production Incentive, part of the Hydroelectric Incentives Program, which supports the modernization and expansion of hydroelectric power in the U.S.
Generation
Entergy Louisiana earlier this month filed a request with the Louisiana Public Service Commission for approval to build a 112-megawatt floating natural gas power station equipped with black-start capability and the ability to rapidly start up and ramp down.
Electricity Markets
President Biden this week released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2025 and beyond.
Electric Vehicles
The federal Joint Office of Energy and Transportation on March 12 released a national zero-emission freight corridor strategy.
Community Engagement
Ryan Hurst, Utilities General Manager for the City of Wahoo, Nebraska, has plenty on his plate these days. Among other things, he is overseeing a transition to advanced metering infrastructure for city residents and making sure a substation upgrade project goes smoothly.
Community Engagement
Texas public power utility CPS Energy has invested more than $1 billion in goods and services to serve its customers in fiscal year 2024, with local businesses benefitting from these investments, it said on March 6.
Transmission
A transmission project designed to transport 1,200 megawatts of power between New England and Canada “is not viable at this time,” a spokesperson for National Grid said on March 5.