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Hydro-Quebec Targets Potential for 1 GW of Wind Power

The Eastern Energy Alliance and Hydro-Québec have entered into a partnership agreement for the development of wind power in the Wocawson area, southwest of...

Virginia Utility Looking for 3.4 GW of New Wind Power

In its 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina Utilities Commission, Dominion Energy Virginia laid...

OPPD Signs PPA with EDF Renewables for Milligan 1 Wind Project

Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) has signed a 20-year PPA with EDF Renewables North America for the 300 MW Milligan 1 Wind project.  EDF Renewables...

Avangrid Welcomes Inaugural Class to New National Training Center

Avangrid has welcomed the first class of students at its newly built National Training Center (NTC), located in Sherman County, Ore.  The facility was built...

BHE Montana to Join CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market

BHE Montana says it intends to join the California Independent System Operator’s Extended Day-Ahead Market, also referred to as the EDAM, following its entry...

Eversource Secures Federal Funding for Connecticut Offshore Wind Hub

Eversource Energy’s Huntsbrook Offshore Wind Hub project proposal has been awarded $89 million in federal grant funding through the second round of the U.S....

LS Power to Acquire Algonquin Renewable Energy Business

LS Power has reached an agreement with Algonquin Power & Utilities to acquire its renewable energy business. The renewables business includes 44 operating assets across...

Hydro-Quebec Partners with First Nations, Municipalities on Wind Power

Hydro-Québec has presented its Action Plan 2035 utility-scale wind power strategy, developed in partnership with First Nations and municipalities.   The strategy seeks to roll out...

Minnesota Approves Otter Tail Power Modified Integrated Resource Plan

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved a modified version of Otter Tail Power’s Integrated Resource Plan, which lays out the utility’s plans for...

NYISO Announces New Renewable Energy Generation Records

New York has set new records for hourly wind and solar generation, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has reported. The not-for-profit corporation says...

AES Indiana Acquires 106 MW Hoosier Wind in Benton County

AES Indiana has closed on the acquisition of the 106 MW Hoosier Wind project, located in Benton County, after the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission...

Minnesota Power Issues Utility-Scale Wind RFP for EnergyForward Program

Minnesota Power has issued an RFP for up to 400 MW of wind that can come online by the end of 2027. As part of...

Xcel Energy Releases New Upper Midwest Energy Plan

Xcel Energy has proposed a new energy plan for the Upper Midwest that incorporates the company’s carbon reduction goals by extending use of its...

DOE Announces Spend on Strengthening Sector Against Hazards

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has earmarked up to $70 million in funding to support research into technologies designed to increase resilience to...

Puget Sound Energy Developing Beaver Creek Wind Farm

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is developing the Beaver Creek wind farm, a utility-scale project located on the high plains in Stillwater County, Mont. The wind...

Prisma Photonics Opens First U.S. Office in Austin 

Prisma Photonics, an Israeli startup utilizing optical fiber technology to monitor large-scale power-utility infrastructure, has opened its first U.S. office in Austin, Texas.  Founded in...

Xcel Energy Sends Out RFP for 1.2 GW of Wind Power

Xcel Energy has issued an RFP in Minnesota for approximately 1.2 GW of new wind projects as the company fully retires its remaining coal...

Rhode Island Utility Seeking 1.2 GW of Offshore Wind Power

Rhode Island Energy has issued an RFP to secure an additional 1.2 GW of offshore wind to help power the state's energy needs. This is...

DOE Awards Millions in Grid Resilience Formula Grants to 33 Recipients

The Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined total of $167.7 million in grant funding to 11 states, two territories, and 20 tribal...

N.Y. Offers $11 Million More in Future Grid Challenge

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the availability of $11 million in funding through the fourth round of the Future Grid Challenge for...

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