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SPP Set to Become First RTO Straddling Eastern and Western Interconnections

The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is poised to become the first regional transmission organization (RTO) to provide coordinated operation across the Eastern and Western Interconnections, bridging a historic gap to…



Major Engineering Services Contract Launches Poland’s First Nuclear Power Project

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ), Poland’s designated entity tasked with developing the country’s first nuclear plant in Pomerania, has signed an engineering services contract with a Westinghouse-Bechtel consortium, allowing site-specific work…


FERC, NERC Reveal Disturbing Details from Winter Storm Elliot Inquiry

Incremental unplanned generation outages triggered during Winter Storm Elliot spiked to 90.5 GW—significantly more than the 61.8 GW during Winter Storm Uri in 2021—representing 13% of the U.S. portion of…


Palisades Nuclear Power Plant May Get a Second Chance with Holtec-Wolverine Agreement

Holtec International, a diversified energy technology company, and Wolverine Power Cooperative, a not-for-profit power generation cooperative based in Michigan, announced that they have entered into a long-term agreement that will…


ERCOT Issues First Level 2 Emergency Alert Since Winter Storm Uri

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on Sept. 6 issued an Energy Emergency Alert 2 (EEA 2) after grid conditions quickly deteriorated around sunset (7:30 p.m.) as demand soared…


South Korea’s First ‘K-Gas Turbine’ Begins Commercial Operation

Marking a significant inroad to establish a South Korean foothold in the world’s gas turbine technology market, heavy industrial company Doosan Enerbility this summer began commercial operation of its first…