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The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently released a study that examines the value of adding batteries to wind and solar plants located in areas that face transmission congestion.
Ameresco recently announced the completion of Utah’s first floating solar array, developed in partnership with the Mountain Regional Water Special Service District.
Over the past several months, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory has been working with Guam Power Authority, a public power utility, to gather data on Guam’s current power system and better understand GPA’s goals for renewable energy development, in addition to talking with key stakeholders to understand their perspectives and concerns.
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, recently voiced concerns about policies encouraging the development of data centers in Maryland.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 4 issued an order denying six requests to stay the implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s final National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review rule.
The Florida Municipal Electric Association on Oct. 7 detailed how FMEA and public power utility crews are preparing for the arrival Hurricane Milton this week.
The California Independent System Operator Board of Governors has approved a pair of provisions advancing a major transmission intertie that will deliver Idaho wind energy to California and the Southwest, while opening additional energy resources for Idaho.
California public power utility SMUD and Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., recently announced $3 million in funding for expansion of a clean energy project aimed at electrifying up to 300 homes in the Meadowview neighborhood of Sacramento, Calif.