Sunday, December 10, 2023
ComEd exploring new battery energy storage system in Illinois
ComEd, a Chicago-based energy company, is exploring new battery energy storage system (BESS) solutions to improve grid resiliency. The BESS solutions, designed to limit the impact of power outages for customers, are being evaluated as it is being tested for select customers who live in Streator, ... Read More »
Intel selects Bechtel to build new semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Ohio
Amid a growing air of interest and demand, both public and private, toward the domestic production of chipmaking in the United States, Intel Corporation announced this week that Bechtel would build its new semiconductor manufacturing facilities in New Albany, Ohio. “Intel has chosen Bechtel to... Read More »
NNSA-backed NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes finishes new molybdenum-99 production facility
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes finished work this week on a new molybdenum-99 production facility in Wisconsin, allowing the creation of the medical radioisotope without the need for highly enriched uranium (HEU). Backed financially and technically by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National ... Read More »
NYISO says New York State has sufficient electricity supply to meet peak winter demand
The New York Independent System Operator, also known as NYISO, predicts that electricity supplies in New York State will be sufficient to meet forecasted peak demand conditions this winter. The region has a total of 43,184 megawatts (MW) of supply available, including imports from neighboring reg... Read More »
DOE to award $1.1B to Diablo Canyon nuclear plant through civil nuclear credit program
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, located near Avila Beach, Calif., to receive funding from the Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) Program. The $6 billion CNC program, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, supports the continued operations of safe and rel... Read More »
Penn Power continues grid modernization efforts
Sharon, Pennsylvania-based Penn Power, a FirstEnergy Corp. company in western Pennsylvania, announced Monday that it would continue grid modernization efforts by expanding its smart grid in Mercer and Crawford counties. The company said it would be installing new automated equipment and technolo... Read More »
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions expands renewable energy efforts to Mississippi
With the purchase of the 100 MW Wildflower Solar facility from the Clearway Energy Group, Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions this week officially expanded its solar offerings to the state of Mississippi, from which it will supply Toyota North America for the next 15 years. A non-regulated commerci... Read More »
NextEra Energy Partners, LP to acquire major interest in renewables portfolios
Working with subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, NextEra Energy Partners, LP announced this week that it will acquire a 49 percent interest in an approximately 1.5 GW renewables portfolio and full indirect membership interests in an approximately 345 MW portfolio of wind assets. These ... Read More »
