NUCLEAR: The Tennessee Valley Authority replaces four potentially unreliable steam generators at a six-year-old nuclear power plant in Tennessee. OIL & GAS: Florida city officials negotiate with a utility to lock in the price of natural gas for two years. WIND: Georgia Tech researchers explore repurposing used wind turbine blades as utility poles. SOLAR: A Virginia city installs a solar education facility in a city park. Tesla lobbies Texas to change its rules to enable people with residential solar and storage systems to bid on extra power capacity as it encourages its Powerwall customers to collaborate on a “virtual power plant.” (Electrek E&E News, subscription).A Louisiana judge vacates a $1 million fine against Entergy for repeated power outages between 20, but the New Orleans City Council vows to appeal the decision.A Texas power company blames weekend outages on record heat and electric demand.The Tennessee Valley Authority’s CEO says a forecast heat wave will drive power demand in June to its highest levels in more than a decade.Power providers in Alabama, Tennessee and Texas encourage customers to conserve energy amid a heat wave and skyrocketing power demand across the Southeast.(Capital Beat News Service)ĪLSO: A North Carolina city council member voices concern about the municipal utility’s growing budget, which is escalating due to fuel costs, employee retention and investments in new technology. UTILITIES: Georgia Power reaches a settlement with state regulators to retire two coal-burning and two natural gas-burning units at two power plants this summer, but delays plans to develop 1,000 MW of battery storage capacity.
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