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Security
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy on Feb. 4 approved by voice vote five cybersecurity-related bills.
Generation
The Electric Power Research Institute on Feb. 3 announced a collaboration with Prologis, NVIDIA, and InfraPartners to study smaller-scale data centers designed for distributed inference, a form of real-time data processing used across sectors including logistics, health care, finance, and public services.
Distributed Energy Resources
Texas public power utility CPS Energy is expanding its community solar program through a Request for Proposal seeking up to 50 megawatts of community solar.
Generation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is launching a significant reorganization to streamline decision making, consolidate functions, and align with national goals for more efficient licensing and deployment of safe, innovative nuclear technology, it said on Feb. 4.
Workforce
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Feb. 3 announced $4 million in funding that will support clean energy workforce development programs across New York State.
Environment
Arizona State University and Salt River Project are working together with Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. on an innovative project to measure snowpack across the Arizona watershed -- providing crucial data for improving water management.
Reliability
The PJM Interconnection has issued a Cold Weather Alert for its entire footprint serving 13 states and the District of Columbia for Feb. 7–9.
Community Engagement
Texas public power utility Austin Energy has been honored with the Consumer Education Award for overhauling the Solar 101 education course to be more user-friendly and to combat solar misinformation, the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) announced on Feb. 2.