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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas on July 14 reported that it set a new unofficial July and all-time peak demand record of 81,406 megawatts on July 13, 2023.
Energy Efficiency
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making $21 million in technical assistance grants available through the Rural Energy for America program to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses access federal funds for renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements.
Grid Modernization
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced a notice of intent for its Office of Electricity to issue a $4 million funding opportunity announcement.
Generation
Fervo Energy on July 18 announced that it has successfully completed the well test at its full-scale commercial pilot, Project Red, in northern Nevada.
Generation
SPONSORED ADVERTISING FEATURE As the threats to the resilience and reliability of the electric power grid caused by extreme weather events rise, the advantages of small modular reactors are becoming more apparent. Those threats were underscored recently when a prolonged heat wave and deadly storms
Electricity Markets
The New York City area could have a deficit as large as 446 megawatts as early as summer 2025, according to the New York Independent System Operator.
Electricity Markets
The PJM Interconnection was able to maintain system reliability and serve customers throughout the extreme weather that affected the regional transmission organization from Dec. 23 through Dec. 25, 2022, according to a PJM report.
Electricity Markets
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on July 14 directed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reconsider several aspects of its prior approval of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market, which launched operations supporting enhanced energy trading in November 2022.
Reliability
The U.S. Department of Energy on July 18 unveiled a $14.7 million funding opportunity announcement for multi-year research, development, and demonstration of microgrid-related technologies.
Reliability
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator and the Organization of MISO States recently released the results of the tenth annual OMS-MISO survey, which reflect market actions such as delayed retirements and capacity additions resulting in 1.5 gigawatts of residual capacity for Planning Year 2024/25.