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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.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority on Nov. 15 announced the issuance of a Request for Information to gauge market interest in activities to develop advanced nuclear energy technologies in New York State.
Oklo Inc. has received Letters of Intent and is partnering with two major data center providers to deliver up to 750 megawatts of power for data centers across the U.S.
At Truckee Donner Public Utility District’s Nov. 6 board of directors meeting, the board approved the submission of the 2023 Power Source Disclosure Report and Power Content Label.
The Long Island Power Authority has released its proposed 2025 budget.
An estimated $699 million in reliability improvements to the region’s power transmission system are on the horizon through 2028, according to the latest update of ISO New England’s Regional System Plan Project List.
Scott Corwin, president and CEO of the American Public Power Association, and Jim Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, on Nov. 13 sent a letter to Sens. Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) outlining strong concerns with provisions in S. 4753, the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024.
American Electric Power has an agreement in place to secure up to 1 gigawatt of Bloom Energy solid oxide fuel cells for data centers and other large energy users who need to quickly power their operations while the grid is built out to accommodate demand.