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North Plains Connector will link three regional energy markets ...

On October 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) released the National Transmission Needs Study, a triennial report that assesses electric transmission capacity constraints...

The president is aiming for a carbon-free U.S. power grid by 2035. Hitting that goal depends on when and where big electricity lines are built.

Southwest Power Pool, the electric grid operator based in Little Rock, announced several milestones in its western expansion this week.

The Biden Administration should connect utility-scale renewable energy resources in rural areas to urban centers through modernized HVDC transmission.

Open access notables Among five items in this weeks government/NGO section is Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratorys annual report Utility-Scale Solar, 2023 Edition, chock-a-block with statistics and graphs quantifying an explosion of installed permanent  energy sources. Photovoltaic deployment is accelerating and now outpacing wind as costs have rapidly plunged. Given the natural properties of wind and solar energy supplies, reserve power storage is very much in frame. ...

Feds say Montana hydropower generation dropped 26% in first half of year compared to 2022.

Hydropower generation in the northwest, including Montana, dropped 24% in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period last year mainly because of a snowpack that melted quickly and drought conditions, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in a recent report.

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Hydropower generation in the northwest, including Montana, dropped 24% in the first half of 2023 compared to the same period last year mainly because of a snowpack that melted quickly and drought conditions.