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Reliability
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Nov. 18 announced $22 million is now available for projects that strengthen and modernize New York’s electric grid.
Energy Storage
Logan City Light & Power, the public power utility for the City of Logan, Utah, and WATTMORE, an energy storage software and service provider, announced on Nov. 14 the successful completion of a 125 KW, 500 KWh battery energy storage system in Logan, Utah.
Electricity Markets
President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend announced his plan to nominate Chris Wright for Secretary of the Department of Energy.
Salt River Project and Flatland Storage LLC, a subsidiary of EDP Renewables North America, have entered into an agreement to provide 200 megawatts of new energy storage to Arizona’s grid.
Community Engagement
Three municipalities in Northern Arizona impacted by the transition away from coal-fired power plants will receive a total of $125,000 in economic development grants from a grant funding program.
Energy Efficiency
Michigan public power utility Grand Haven Board of Light and Power and Ottawa County Community Action Agency partnered on Nov. 14 to host an event offering free home-improvement programming to reduce energy costs for the residents of River Haven, Grand Haven’s largest manufactured home community.
Distributed Energy Resources
MEAG Power on Nov. 13 announced the groundbreaking of Pineview Solar LCC, a utility-scale solar energy facility in Wilcox County, Georgia.
Electricity Markets
The West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative Launch Committee released a final Step 2 Proposal Nov. 15. The proposal is aimed at allowing for the creation of a suite of voluntary wholesale electricity market services in the West as stakeholders and participants desire and require, without relying on the actions of any one state or balancing authority.