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Workforce
American Municipal Power has selected University of Toledo student Traevon Roberts as the inaugural recipient of the Kyle Andrew Krieger Memorial Scholarship.
Workforce
The Piqua Power System in Ohio recently completed its annual pole top and bucket rescue training in partnership with American Municipal Power, Inc.
Generation
Aalo Atomics broke ground to start construction on Aalo-X, the first experimental extra modular nuclear reactor (XMR).
Generation
U.S. grid interconnection agreements reached historic highs in 2024, surging 33% to 75 GW -- the highest volume on record -- due to new federal regulations aimed at streamlining the process, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.
Generation
National Grid Ventures recently announced it will install the first commercially deployed, 100 percent hydrogen-fueled linear generator in the world at its Northport Power Plant, supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and the Long Island Power Authority.
Distributed Energy Resources
Diamond Infrastructure Solutions and Houston- based Third Pillar Solar have entered into an agreement giving Third Pillar exclusive access to Texas reservoirs to investigate its design, development, and deployment of utility-scale floating solar projects across the Diamond-owned reservoirs.
Environment
Oregon public power utility Eugene Water and Electric Board successfully completed major habitat improvement work on the upper McKenzie River as part of the 2016 settlement agreement for relicensing the Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project.
Energy Efficiency
The City of Santa Clara, California, has collaborated with MidPen Housing, a regional non-profit affordable housing developer, owner, and manager, to bring energy efficiency improvements to Riverwood Grove apartments, a 71-unit affordable housing complex in Santa Clara.