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Reliability
The Borough of Chambersburg, Pa., a public power community, has received funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for a grid resilience project.
Generation
The Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s largest generating asset and the third-largest nuclear power producer in the U.S., reached an important milestone on August 1 -- 50 years in service.
Generation
Quantum Capital Group and its affiliates on Aug. 5 announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Cogentrix Energy, a U.S. independent power producer, from funds managed by Carlyle for a total consideration of approximately $3 billion.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Public power utilities were hard at work on power restoration efforts in Florida after Hurricane Debby hit the state early on the morning of Aug. 5.
Workforce
Keys Energy Services GM and CEO Lynne Tejeda will celebrate her 35th anniversary with the utility on August 7, the Florida public power utility said on Aug. 5.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Nebraska public power utility Lincoln Electric System has deployed staff and vehicles to help Omaha Public Power District with power restoration efforts after the July 31 storm caused historic outages in the area, LES said on Aug. 5.
Energy Efficiency
Massachusetts public power utility Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant is joining Connected Homes, a Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company residential demand response program that allows residential customers to better manage Wi-Fi-connected devices in their homes while reducing their carbon footprint.
Bonds and Financing
Fitch Ratings recently affirmed the rating of Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency’s power supply revenue and refunding bonds at AA- with a stable outlook.
Distributed Energy Resources
Cleveland and Painesville, Ohio, as well as Cuyahoga County, Ohio, are among recipients that will receive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Climate Pollution Reduction Grants.
Transmission
The U.S. Department of Energy on Aug. 6 announced a $2.2 billion investment in the nation’s grid for eight projects across 18 states aimed at protecting against growing threats of extreme weather events, lowering costs for communities and catalyzing additional grid capacity to meet load growth stemming from an increase in manufacturing and data centers.