Steel Manufacturer Unveils Collaboration With Helion to Develop 500-MW Fusion Plant
Nucor Corp. on Sept. 27 announced a collaboration with fusion power company Helion to develop a 500-megawatt fusion power plant.
PJM Files Proposed Winter Storm Elliott Settlement With FERC
The PJM Interconnection and 80 other settling parties on Sept. 29 filed a settlement package with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to comprehensively resolve 15 separate FERC complaints regarding extraordinary non-performance charges resulting from Winter Storm Elliott in December 2022.
California CCA Peninsula Clean Energy to Receive 220 MW from New Mexico Wind Project
California community choice aggregator Peninsula Clean Energy will receive 220 megawatts of wind power as part of the largest renewable energy procurement project contract the CCA has signed to date, it said on Sept. 28.
Senators Urge EPA to Rescind Proposed Reconsideration of Standards for Particulate Matter
A group of Republican senators recently sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan arguing that EPA should rescind its proposed reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter.
IRS to Open Low-Income Bonus Credit Application Process on October 19
The Internal Revenue Service on Sept, 27 announced that applications for the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit program under Section 48(e) of the Internal Revenue Code will open on October 19.
APPA Members Encouraged to Participate in DOE Webinar on Transformers
The Department of Energy on Sept. 29 will host a webinar related to a survey that the agency plans to release related to the nation’s current supply of distribution transformers.
Officials with Energy Northwest, Douglas County PUD Detail SMR, Hydrogen Efforts
At a recent Northwest Public Power Association conference, Jason Herbert, Senior Director for External Strategy at Energy Northwest, detailed the joint action agency’s plans for the development of small modular reactors, while Meaghan Vibbert, Public Information Officer, at Washington State’s Douglas County PUD, provided an update on the PUD’s renewable hydrogen project.
APPA Emphasizes Need to Streamline and Reform Hydropower Licensing Process
The American Public Power Association on Sept. 19 underscored the need to streamline and reform the licensing process for hydropower projects.
Departments Of Energy, Interior Release Plan Outlining Path to Connect Offshore Wind to Grid
The Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior recently released a plan outlining the actions they say are needed to connect the first generation of Atlantic offshore wind projects to the electric grid, as well as to increase transmission resources over the next several decades.
Bureau of Land Management Approves Geothermal Project in Utah
The Bureau of Land Management recently approved the Rodatherm Geothermal Test Bed project, which would assess the commercial viability of an advanced geothermal electricity generation facility on BLM-managed lands in Beaver and Millard counties, Utah.