Cyberattack knocks out Pensacola city government phone lines March 18th, 2024 The city government of Pensacola, Florida, is dealing with widespread phone outages due to a cyberattack announced over the weekend. City spokesperson Jason Wheeler told Recorded Future News that officials are experiencing phone issues across city departments that are causing delays in receiving service…
BOEM Finalizes Wind Energy Area in the Gulf of Maine Mar 17, 2024 The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized its designation of a Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine. The Final WEA has the potential to support generation of 32GW of clean energy, surpassing current state goals for offshore…
Shake up looms for Long Island’s power grid 18th March 2024 New York’s state lawmakers are considering a measure that would shake up the way Long Island’s power grid operates. The Long Island Power Authority Public Power Act would make LIPA the sole operator of the grid, ending the long-standing public-private model. Residents feel this…
U.S. Power Grid Struggles to Keep Up with Data Center Growth March 18, 2024 The exponential growth of data centers with a tremendous appetite for electricity rapidly is outpacing the capacity of utilities to meet their needs, pushing data center developers to prioritize new markets where they can be sure they can hook up to…
AES Indiana files to convert Petersburg coal units to natural gas March 15, 2024 In filing a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) this week, AES Indiana sought the right to repower Petersburg Units 3 and 4 from coal to natural gas. This would make the utility the latest to push away from coal,…
Xcel’s Prairie Island nuclear plant near return after lengthy outage drew questions March 18, 2024 Xcel Energy has promised state officials its Prairie Island nuclear power plant is almost back to full power despite the outage dragging on for nearly two months longer than expected. The Minnesota Department of Commerce is waiting on the company’s…
After being rebuffed by regulators, utilities file slimmed-down spending plans March 18, 2024 State regulators are once again considering massive electric utility spending plans that would affect the state’s climate goals – and 5.4 million electric customers’ monthly bills – after rejecting previous versions late last year. The Illinois Commerce Commission forced the state’s two…
Methane emissions were flat in 2023 but still too high to curb climate change, IEA says Energize Weekly, March 20, 2024 Methane emissions from the production and use of fossil fuels reached 20 million tons in 2023, and while levels have been generally flat for the past five years, they remain too high to meet…
SRP, City Of Phoenix To Begin Removing Trees That Threaten Overhead Power Lines March 12, 2024 In an effort to increase power reliability and reduce potential safety risks, SRP and the City of Phoenix are scheduled to begin removing trees growing too close to power lines. For every tree removed, three more trees will be…
EPA Leaves Out Existing Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants from Carbon Rule MARCH 8, 2024 The Biden administration’s recent announcement that it would hold off on regulating carbon emissions from existing natural gas-fired power plants means the agency will wait until after the election to regulate one of Pennsylvania’s largest sources of carbon pollution. These existing…
Demand for small modular reactors surges 65% as clean energy ambitions grow March 8, 2024 A growing desire to include nuclear energy in many nations’ clean energy mix has seen a strong push for the development of small modular reactors (SMRs) because of their potential cost savings and adaptability. According to a new report, this…
Goldman Sachs-backed BESS developer Gridstor makes first ERCOT project acquisition March 12, 2024 Gridstor, a developer of standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) assets, has acquired a 450MW/900MWh project in Texas, US, the company’s first in the booming ERCOT market. Gridstor announced last week (6 March) that it has bought the large-scale Evelyn Battery Energy…
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