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Community Engagement
Truckee Donner Public Utility District’s board of directors recently approved the creation of the TDPUD Future Workforce Scholarship Program. The scholarships target both college-bound high school seniors and local students interested in pursuing the trade and vocational skills that make electric and water utilities function.
Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved capacity market rule changes for the next two PJM capacity auctions to address reliability and cost-effectiveness as PJM and stakeholders collaborate on longer-term solutions to the imbalance of electricity supply and demand.
Community Engagement
Gallatin Department of Electricity, the fastest-growing electric utility in the Tennessee Valley, is expanding its headquarters to meet the demands of the Tennessee city’s unprecedented growth.
Generation
The Arizona House Committee on Natural Resources, Energy, and Water has passed legislation to accelerate the development of small modular reactors that are co-located with large industrial energy users like data centers or uses to replace or expand generation at existing baseload power plants.
Environment
The Council on Environmental Quality on Feb. 20 issued an interim final rule removing CEQ regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act from the Code of Federal Regulations. The interim final rule also requests comments “on this action and related matters to inform CEQ’s decision
Generation
A new Purdue University-led study prepared for the Indiana Office of Energy Development explores the feasibility and potential impact of implementing small modular reactors in the state.
Generation
To meet the growing power demands of the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area, the Salt River Project issued a 2025 All-Source Request for Proposals on February 24.
Washington State’s Snohomish County PUD recently selected Jeff Bishop as its next Chief Financial Officer following a nationwide recruitment search. Bishop will join the PUD on March 3.
Grid Modernization
Omaha Public Power District is forging ahead with major technology upgrades that will benefit customers. At a recent board of directors committee meeting, OPPD staff outlined the work under way to transition to advanced metering infrastructure.
Transmission
A revised transmission “Right of First Refusal” bill was introduced in the Wisconsin legislature this month.