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Sandow Lakes Energy Company on Feb. 12 announced plans to pursue the construction of a 1,200-megawatt natural gas-fueled power plant.
The Energy Information Administration expects the U.S. benchmark Henry Hub natural gas spot price to average higher in 2024 and 2025 than in 2023, but to remain lower than $3.00 per million British thermal units.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and NERC’s Regional Entities have launched a joint review of the performance of the bulk power system during recent winter storms that brought Arctic air across much of North America, FERC said on Feb. 13.
A recently published study examines how insect communities respond to newly established habitat on solar energy sites in agricultural landscapes.
Massachusetts public power utility Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant has received $1,000,000 from the state as part of the state’s $4 billion plan tied to the American Rescue Plan Act funding. The utility will use this funding to launch the TMLP Saves™ -- Heat Pump and Zero-Interest Loan Program.
During its January meeting, the Missouri River Energy Services Board of Directors increased the lump sum it pays members to install behind-the-meter generation -- typically diesel generators -- through reserved capacity agreements, MRES reported in its MRES Today newsletter for February 2024.
Michigan public power utility Lansing Board of Water & Light recently detailed how a bond issuance will help to fund its investment in Lansing BWL’s clean energy program. In a recent blog post, the utility noted that it announced its largest planned growth in nearly 140 years in July. Seven projects
Nebraska Public Power District, which continues to see substantial load growth, has begun the process of adding new generation capacity to NPPD’s resource mix, following board approval of a capital budget item Feb. 8.