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The North American Electric Reliability Corporation on Dec. 31 said it was monitoring the extreme cold weather events forecast across much of North America in January.
Vistra on Dec. 17 announced that it is amending the retirement schedule of its 1,185-megawatt (MW) Baldwin Power Plant in Baldwin, Illinois. The company now intends to run the coal-fired plant through 2027 instead of retiring in 2025, as previously announced, while still meeting federal Environmental Protection Agency retirement and pond closure obligations.
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, the designated joint action agency for municipal utilities in Massachusetts, announced it has received a direct payment from the Internal Revenue Service for $2.34 million under the Inflation Reduction Act.
The state of Pennsylvania and Josh Shapiro, the state’s governor, on Dec. 30 filed a complaint against the PJM Interconnection tied to PJM’s capacity auctions. The complaint alleges that flaws in PJM’s capacity auction design threaten to impose significant new price increases.
The U.S. General Services Administration on Jan. 2 announced a historic long-term purchase of electricity in an agreement with Constellation New Energy Inc.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service on Jan. 3 released final rules for the section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit established by the Inflation Reduction Act.
The Northeast Power Coordinating Council’s annual winter reliability assessment forecasts the northeast region will have an adequate supply of electricity this winter to meet projected peak demand under a variety of forecasted weather conditions, it said on Jan. 3.
For the fourth consecutive year, Florida public power utility OUC has earned a “B” from the Sierra Club for its commitment to balancing sustainability with reliability, affordability, and resiliency.
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Jan. 3 announced the publication of a Call for Information and Nominations for possible wind energy leasing off the coast of of Guam
Massachusetts public power utility Templeton Municipal Light & Water Plant is joining Connected Homes, the innovative residential demand response program offered by the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company.