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The California Public Utilities Commission has proposed a new framework that would take a “more programmatic approach” to load-serving entities’ resource procurement requirements compared with the agency’s recent practice of issuing procurement orders as needed.
EIA
Federal analysts expect U.S. hydropower generation to increase 7.5% over 2024 totals, which were the lowest in at least 14 years.
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California-based Turlock Irrigation District has agreed to join CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market in 2027.
GE Vernova
The Tennessee Valley Authority crossed a milestone May 20, becoming the first U.S. utility to request a construction permit for a small modular nuclear reactor.
ICF
ICF International is projecting another rise in the rate of demand growth as more data centers seek to plug into the grid in the coming years, with a 25% increase from 2023 levels by 2030 and 78% by 2050.
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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Experience with small modular reactors (like other nuclear) is for massive cost overruns, writes columnist Steve Huntoon.
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New York’s major utilities and its energy development entity have been cleared to administer $5 billion for energy efficiency and building electrification through 2030.
