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Reliability
A voltage conversion project in Mount Hope, Kansas, is progressing smoothly and remains on schedule, Kansas joint action agency KPP Energy said.
Generation
Type One Energy Group intends to build Infinity One, the company’s stellarator fusion prototype machine, at the site of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s shuttered Bull Run Fossil Plant in Clinton, Tennessee, Type One Energy said on Feb. 21.
Transmission
The Bonneville Power Administration recently detailed how the implementation of a new transmission path enables BPA to better manage transmission congestion in the greater Portland-Vancouver area.
Reliability
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Feb. 14 approved a pair of North American Electric Reliability Corporation reliability standards for cold weather operations and preparedness.
Distributed Energy Resources
Texas public power utility New Braunfels Utilities announced that its new Participating Solar Contractor Program will launch on March 1, 2024. “Aimed at revolutionizing the way individuals and businesses harness the power of solar energy in our region, this program represents a significant leap
Generation
Developers and power plant owners plan to add 62.8 gigawatts of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity in 2024, the Energy Information Administration said on Feb. 15.
Energy Efficiency
Millions of U.S. households would benefit from heat pumps, but the cost of installing the technology needs to come down to make their use a more attractive proposition, according to researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Bonds and Financing
California community choice aggregator Silicon Valley Clean Energy closed its third prepayment transaction for clean energy project bonds, “which offers substantial savings to the agency, a benefit passed on to customers through rate stability and maintaining a rate discount,” it said on Feb. 20.