Oct. 16 - DOE closes $1.6B loan commitment for AEP | Amazon backs 12 SMRs in Washington
Washington nuclear facility will deploy 12 Amazon-funded SMRs; 21 Democratic House members press PJM for interconnection reforms; PJM customers will benefit from cooperation, not conflict, within the electric industry; VPP Convergence Project aims to educate states on virtual power plants
The loan guarantee will help an American Electric Power subsidiary rebuild around 5,000 miles of transmission lines across Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
The lawmakers called on the PJM Interconnection to bolster rules for energy storage and grid-enhancing technologies while considering options such as “connect and manage.”
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Distribution utilities and generators in the PJM region have come to blows over a potential generation shortage, writes Terry Fitzpatrick, a former chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
The agency said the delay was due to the “large volume of public comments” it received. Many utilities were included on a “preliminary” list of covered entities published last month.
